MEN-10755 in Treating Adults With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors

You may be eligible if

• DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: See General Eligibility Criteria
• PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: WHO 0-2 Life Expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: ANC at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Liver function tests no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless related to liver metastases, then no greater than 5 times ULN) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.4 mg/dL Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: LVEF greater than 50% (measured by MUGA scan) Other: Not pregnant or nursing Effective contraceptive method must be used during study No active bacterial infections No other nonmaliganant diseases No history of alcoholism or drug abuse No psychosis
• PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy within 4 weeks of study Concurrent use of growth factors is allowed in cases of febrile neutropenia (prophylactic use not allowed) Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy within 4 weeks of study No prior nitrosoureas, mitomycin, or high dose carboplatin within 6 weeks of study Endocrine therapy: No concurrent corticosteroids (unless approved by clinical investigator) Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy within 4 weeks of study No prior extensive radiotherapy within 6 weeks of study Surgery: Not specified Other: No prior experimental therapy No prior anthracyclines or anthracenediones