OUTLINE: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, and 15 and bryostatin 1 IV over 1 hour on days 2, 9, and 16. Treatment continues every 4 weeks for at least 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with a complete response (CR) receive up to 4 more courses after achieving CR.