Lymphocyte Infusion in Treating Patients With Relapsed Cancer After Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of relapsed malignancy after allogeneic transplantation Rapidly progressive malignancies (acute leukemias) should receive induction chemotherapy or radiotherapy prior to this study Persistent donor cells Must be able to tolerate a taper of steroids to a dosage of no greater than 0.25 mg/kg/day and be off all other immunosuppressive therapy for 2 weeks without significant flare of graft vs host disease (GVHD) No grade II-IV acute GVHD or extensive chronic GVHD Same donor as for prior transplant PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 1 to 70 Performance status: Karnofsky 30-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: HIV negative PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Endocrine therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 1 week since immunosuppressive therapy for advanced malignancy At least 2 weeks since immunosuppressive therapy for nonadvanced malignancy Radiotherapy: See Disease Characteristics Surgery: Not specified