Chemotherapy Given With Amifostine and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Cancer
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring stage III adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage IV adult Hodgkin lymphoma, recurrent adult Hodgkin lymphoma, stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia, stage IV chronic lymphocytic leukemia, recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia, recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia, refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific, chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia, untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia, untreated hairy cell leukemia, progressive hairy cell leukemia, initial treatment, refractory hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, stage IV grade 1 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 2 follicular lymphoma, stage IV grade 3 follicular lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, stage IV adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, stage IV adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma, recurrent grade 1 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 2 follicular lymphoma, recurrent grade 3 follicular lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse mixed cell lymphoma, recurrent adult diffuse large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent adult lymphoblastic lymphoma, recurrent adult Burkitt lymphoma, stage III adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia, AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma, AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma, stage IV mantle cell lymphoma, recurrent mantle cell lymphoma, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, recurrent marginal zone lymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV small lymphocytic lymphoma, stage IV marginal zone lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven recurrent or metastatic malignant disease not amenable to curative surgery, radiotherapy, conventional chemotherapy, or investigational therapy of higher priority Priority given to patients with lung cancer or cancers with tumors easily available for biopsy No CNS disease unless stable post radiation PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min Cardiovascular: Systolic blood pressure at least 90 mm Hg No severe heart decompensation No clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia on EKG No inability to tolerate bradycardia Other: No active, uncontrolled infection No nonmalignant systemic disease Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraception required of fertile patients PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No concurrent immune stimulating agents Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosourea or mitomycin) and recovered No prior paclitaxel or carboplatin No concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: No concurrent hormone therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since radiotherapy to major bone marrow bearing areas and recovered Concurrent radiotherapy allowed for vital indications or pain relief Surgery: At least 3 weeks since surgery
Sites / Locations
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute