CPI-613 and Bendamustine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed T-cell NHL or classic HL (i.e., nodular sclerosis HL, mixed cellularity HL, lymphocyte rich classic HL, and lymphocyte depleted HL) that has relapsed from, or is refractory to, all standard therapies (including autologous transplantation) known to provide clinical benefit, but have not been treated with bendamustine for their lymphoma * Must have measurable disease (e.g., a tumor mass \> 1 cm) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 * Expected survival \> 3 months * Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use accepted contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device \[IUD\], oral contraceptive or double barrier device) during the study, and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to treatment initiation * Fertile men must practice effective contraceptive methods during the study, unless documentation of infertility exists * At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) =\< 3 x upper normal limit (UNL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 3 x UNL (=\< 5 x UNL if liver metastases present) * Bilirubin =\< 1.5 x UNL * Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 mg/dL or 133 µmol/L * "International normalized ratio" or INR must be =\< 1.5 * No evidence of active infection a…