PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Karnofsky 70-100% Life expectancy: At least 6 months Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1000/mm3 Absolute lymphocyte count at least 1000/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 9 mg/dL Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL No hepatic disease Renal: Creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No ongoing cardiac disease No New York Heart Association class III or IV heart disease Pulmonary: No ongoing pulmonary disease such as: Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Active radiation- or drug-induced pneumonitis Other: Not pregnant or nursing Fertile patients must use effective contraception No history of autoimmune disease such as but not limited to: Inflammatory bowel disease Systemic lupus erythematosus Ankylosing spondylitis Scleroderma Type I diabetes Multiple sclerosis No other serious ongoing chronic or acute illness No medical or psychological impediment to study compliance No concurrent or prior second malignancy except: Nonmelanoma skin cancer Controlled superficial bladder cancer within the last 5 years No active or chronic infection including: Urinary tract infection HIV Viral hepatitis