LMB-9 Immunotoxin in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Inclusion Criteria

• •DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced solid tumor refractory to standard treatment or for which no effective standard therapy exists Bladder cancer Breast cancer Colon cancer Esophageal cancer Gastric cancer Non-small cell lung cancer Pancreatic cancer Evaluable or measurable disease B3 antigen present on more than 30% of tumor cells No prior or concurrent CNS metastasis Hormone receptor status: Not specified
• •PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Granulocyte count greater than 1,200/mm3 Platelet count greater than 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin normal SGOT/SGPT less than 5 times upper limit of normal Albumin at least 3.0 g/dL No history of liver disease No positive hepatitis B or C antigen Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.4 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No history of coronary artery disease No New York Association class II-IV heart disease No arrhythmia requiring treatment No contraindications to pressor therapy Pulmonary: FEV1 and FVC greater than 65% of predicted value Pulmonary function test required of patients with significant smoking history or possible pulmonary disease Other: No active peptic ulcer disease No known allergy to omeprazole No history of seizure disorders No other concurrent malignancy No concurrent medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception
• •PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin and nitrosourea) and recovered Endocrine therapy: At least 3 weeks since prior hormonal therapy Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered Surgery: Not specified