Indium In 111 Pentetreotide in Treating Patients With Refractory Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• •DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven malignancy with no alternate treatments available Measurable or evaluable progressive disease Somatostatin receptors present on tumor and uptake demonstrated on diagnostic scan with OctreoScan
• •PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Hepatic: Total bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 40 mL/min Other: No active infections Not HIV positive No coexisting medical condition Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception
• •PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior wide field radiation therapy Surgery: Recovery from prior surgery