Aminocamptothecin in Treating Patients With T-cell Lymphoma

You may be eligible if

• PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: ANC at least 1,500 Platelets at least 100,000 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL AST less than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Other: No contraindication to indwelling central venous catheter No active infection including HIV No other medical condition that would preclude protocol compliance No pregnant or nursing women Adequate contraception required of fertile patients
• PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Prior biological therapy allowed Chemotherapy: Prior systemic chemotherapy allowed Patients with more than 1 prior regimen analyzed separately At least 4 weeks since chemotherapy (6 weeks since nitrosoureas or mitomycin) Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: Prior skin irradiation allowed At least 4 weeks since wide-field radiotherapy Surgery: Fully recovered from prior surgery Other: Prior topical therapy allowed Prior PUVA allowed