No other serious concomitant medical illnesses or uncontrolled active infection that would jeopardize the patient's ability to receive the regimen with reasonable safety
Active systemic infection or skin infection at or near the acupuncture sites
Participants with active infection(s) for which they are receiving drug treatment unless the clinical status is judged to be stable and survival is estimated to be at least 6 weeks
Active collagen vascular disease, specifically dermatomyositis with a creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) level above normal or with an active skin rash, systemic lupus erythematosus, or scleroderma
Active (as defined by requiring immunosuppressive therapy) or history of clinically significant autoimmune disease (as defined by previously requiring immunosuppressive therapy)
Malignancy requiring systemic therapy; Note: Kaposi sarcoma limited to the skin is not exclusionary unless requiring systemic chemotherapy
Concurrent systemic corticosteroids, cytokines, and immunomodulatory therapy (e.g. interferons)
Patients with active hemolysis should be excluded
Patients must not have any incidence of or uncontrolled medical illness (e.g. active cardiac symptoms, active systemic infection, etc.) that would limit the patients ability to participate in the protocol
Concurrent neoplasia requiring cytotoxic therapy
Infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy or other serious infection within 14 days before registration
Patients requiring concurrent administration of valproic acid are also excluded
Active systemic immunosuppressive therapy
Patients must not have any incidence of or uncontrolled medical illness (e.g. active cardiac symptoms, active systemic infection, etc.) that would limit the patients ability to participate in the protocol
Active or chronic infection requiring systemic therapy
Patients must not have an active infection requiring systemic therapy
Patients requiring concurrent administration of valproic acid are not eligible for this trial
Active herpetic skin lesions or prior complications of herpetic infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis)
Viral infections requiring intermittent or chronic systemic (intravenous or oral) treatment with an anti-herpetic drug, other than intermittent topical use (e.g., acyclovir)
Active, uncontrolled infection, or active systemic illness that requires ongoing vasopressor support or mechanical ventilation
Patients must not have an active infection requiring systemic therapy
Patients must not have an active infection requiring systemic therapy nor a viral infection requiring intermittent treatment with an antiherpetic drug, other than intermittent topical use
Patients must not have active herpetic skin lesions or prior complications of herpetic infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis) which requires intermittent or chronic treatment with an anti-herpetic drug other than intermittent topical use
Active herpetic skin lesions or prior complications of herpetic infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis)
Viral infections requiring intermittent or chronic systemic (intravenous or oral) treatment with an antiherpetic drug (e.g., acyclovir), other than intermittent topical use
Patients with active herpetic skin lesions or prior complications of herpetic infection (e.g., herpetic keratitis or encephalitis) are ineligible
Patients with viral infections requiring intermittent or chronic systemic (intravenous or oral) treatment with an antiherpetic drug (e.g., acyclovir), other than intermittent topical use are ineligible
Patients must not have an active infection requiring systemic therapy at time of registration