PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Hematopoietic: No coagulation disorders No significant hematologic abnormality Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL No significant liver abnormality Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL No significant kidney abnormality Cardiovascular: No major medical illness of the cardiovascular system Pulmonary: No major medical illness of the respiratory system Other: No known allergic reaction to Montanide ISA-51 or sargramostim (GM-CSF) No major systemic infections Not pregnant or nursing HIV negative Hepatitis B surface antigen negative Hepatitis C antibody negative No prior uveitis or autoimmune inflammatory eye disease No active autoimmune disease No other malignancy within past 5 years