At least 21 days must have elapsed from prior systemic therapy (chemotherapy or radiation) At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since completion of antibody-directed therapy Prior radiotherapy is allowed if more than 14 days have elapsed since the end of treatment At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor; at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim At least 4 weeks for focal radiation therapy (RT) or >= 6 weeks for craniospinal RT must have elapsed prior to study entry Prior anti-cancer therapy: at least 28 days must have elapsed between any prior anti-cancer therapy and first dose of AMG 757 Exceptions: Subjects who received conventional chemotherapy are eligible if at least 14 days have elapsed and if all treatment-related toxicity has been resolved to Grade .1 Prior palliative radiotherapy must have been completed at least 7 days before the first dose of AMG 757 At least 4 weeks must have elapsed from the use of palliative radiation, strontium-89, radium-223, or approved immunotherapy prior to registration Prior carboplatin allowed provided greater than 12 months (mos) have elapsed since last dose of carboplatin No prior carboplatin unless given in neoadjuvant/adjuvant setting for curative intent and more than 6 months have elapsed since last carboplatin dose; in the case of relapsed ovarian cancer, patients are eligible if more than 6 months have elapsed since last carboplatin dose For patients whose most recent anti-DLBCL therapy induced a PR or CR, at least 60 days must have elapsed since the end of that therapy. For all other patients, at least 14 weeks must have elapsed since their most recent systemic anti-DLBCL therapy. Prior radiation requirements\r\n* For bevacizumab-naive patients (groups 1 and 3) a minimum of 6 months must have elapsed since completion of initial radiation therapy for study entry, and there is no minimum time since completion of last chemotherapy\r\n* For bevacizumab-exposed patients (groups 2 and 4) minimum of 3 months must have elapsed since completion of initial radiation therapy and there is no minimum time since completion of last chemotherapy Cytotoxic agents, unless at least 4 weeks have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and initiation of study therapy Cytotoxic agents, unless at least 4 weeks have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and initiation of study therapy At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor that supports platelet or white cell number or function. At least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving peg-filgrastim. At least 3 months has elapsed from the time of transplant and At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery or hormonal therapy. Patients must have recovered from effects of prior therapy; at least 2 weeks should have elapsed since the last dose of high dose chemotherapy; hydroxyurea, steroids and vincristine are allowed to control counts until eligibility is confirmed and study treatment can be initiated At least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of cytotoxic therapy, with the exception of standard maintenance therapy and steroids At least 42 days must have elapsed since chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy Cytotoxic agents, unless at least 4 weeks have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and initiation of study therapy At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the research participant received his/her last dose of prior chemotherapy or radiation Patients must have recovered from severe toxicity of prior therapy; an interval of at least 12 weeks must have elapsed since the completion of radiation therapy or placement of Gliadel wafers, and at least 6 weeks must have elapsed from the last dose of temozolomide (TMZ); no prior therapies are allowed other than radiation, temozolomide, and Gliadel wafers (placed during the first surgery at diagnosis of GBM) PHASE II: At the time of enrollment, at least 6 weeks must have elapsed since the last dose of any nitrosourea, and the longer of 2 weeks or 3 half-lives must have elapsed since the last dose of any other tumor-directed medication, or biologic therapy Patients may have received prior therapy including vincristine, irinotecan, or temozolomide; patients may not have previously been treated with combination therapy of irinotecan and temozolomide\r\n* Patients must be fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n** Patients must not have received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of starting protocol therapy, or a minimum of six weeks must have elapsed since prior nitrosourea chemotherapy\r\n** At least 7 days must have elapsed since the last administration of filgrastim, or 14 days since administration of pegfilgrastim\r\n** At least 7 must have elapsed since the last administration of any biologic agent\r\n** At least 14 days since the last dose of local palliative radiation therapy; greater than 6 months must have elapsed since the last day of treatment if given total body irradiation, craniospinal irradiation\r\n** Complete resolution of graft versus host disease and no current need for immunosuppressive medication; greater than 3 months must have elapsed since engraftment and no longer requiring transfusion of platelets or injection of colony stimulating factors Prior therapies\r\n* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 3 weeks (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor, 14 days for long- acting (e.g. PEG-filgrastim)\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days or 3 half-lives (whichever is longer) since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Radiation therapy: >= 12 weeks must have elapsed from craniospinal radiation; >= 2 weeks must have elapsed from focal radiation\r\n* Surgery: > 3 weeks from major surgery; if recent craniotomy, adequate wound healing must be determined by neurosurgical team\r\n* Autologous stem cell transplant or rescue: No evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease and >= 4 weeks must have elapsed At least 21 days elapsed from prior systemic chemotherapy (at least 14 days elapsed from prior systemic chemotherapy in the setting of rapidly progressive disease without significant residual extramedullary toxicity). Hydroxyurea and dexamethasone permitted up to approximately 24 hours prior to the start of therapy. Interruption of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) not required in Ph positive ALL subset At least 6 weeks must have elapsed prior to enrollment since the patient received any prior radiation therapy Prior therapy: there is no limit to the number of prior therapies provided all eligibility criteria are met; however, patients must have recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior treatment\r\n* Patients must not have received prior therapy with either gemcitabine or nab-paclitaxel\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: patients must not have received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of protocol therapy on this study\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: 7 days must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy since the completion of therapy with filgrastim, and 14 days must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy after receiving pegfilgrastim\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): 7 days must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: 3 half-lives must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiotherapy: 2 weeks must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy since local palliative radiation therapy (XRT) (small port); 3 months must have elapsed if 50% radiation of pelvis; 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow irradiation was given\r\n* Stem cell transplant or rescue: no evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease and 2 months must have elapsed from the start of protocol therapy since transplant At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since receiving medical therapy directed at NF1 related tumor manifestations PART 2 GROUP 1 INCLUSION CRITERIA: A sufficient interval must have elapsed between the last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy (including cytotoxic and biological therapies) and enrollment in this study, to allow recovery from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy:\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days after the last dose of a biologic agent\r\n* Immunotherapy: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1; at least 42 days after therapy with a cellular immunotherapy or anti-cancer vaccine\r\n* Radiation therapy: At least 14 days after local palliative radiation therapy (XRT) (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed since treatment with therapeutic doses of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG); >= 6 months must have elapsed from total body irradiation (TBI), craniospinal XRT or 50% radiation of pelvis\r\n* Stem Cell Transplant (SCT): At least 12 weeks after myeloablative therapy with autologous stem cell transplant (timed from start of protocol therapy); subjects must meet adequate bone marrow function definition (see organ function requirements, below) post-myeloablative therapy; patients who received stem cell reinfusion following non-myeloablative therapy are eligible once they meet peripheral blood count criteria below\r\n* Subjects with prior treatment with compound/s with the same mode of action used in one of the treatment groups are eligible if they have not previously received prior treatment with BOTH agents in the combination PART 2 GROUP 2A INCLUSION CRITERIA: A sufficient interval must have elapsed between the last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy (including cytotoxic and biological therapies) and enrollment in this study, to allow recovery from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy:\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days after the last dose of a biologic agent\r\n* Immunotherapy: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1; at least 42 days after therapy with a cellular immunotherapy or anti-cancer vaccine\r\n* Radiation therapy: At least 14 days after local palliative XRT (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed since treatment with therapeutic doses of MIBG; >= 6 months must have elapsed from TBI, craniospinal XRT or 50% radiation of pelvis\r\n* SCT: At least 12 weeks after myeloablative therapy with autologous stem cell transplant (timed from start of protocol therapy); subjects must meet adequate bone marrow function definition (see organ function requirements, below) post-myeloablative therapy; patients who received stem cell reinfusion following non-myeloablative therapy are eligible once they meet peripheral blood count criteria below\r\n* Subjects with prior treatment with compound/s with the same mode of action used in one of the treatment groups are eligible if they have not previously received prior treatment with BOTH agents in the combination PART 2 GROUP 3 INCLUSION CRITERIA: A sufficient interval must have elapsed between the last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy (including cytotoxic and biological therapies) and enrollment in this study, to allow recovery from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy:\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: At least 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days after the last dose of a biologic agent\r\n* Immunotherapy: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1; at least 42 days after therapy with a cellular immunotherapy or anti-cancer vaccine\r\n* Radiation therapy: At least 14 days after local palliative XRT (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed since treatment with therapeutic doses of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG); >= 6 months must have elapsed from TBI, craniospinal XRT or 50% radiation of pelvis\r\n* SCT: At least 12 weeks after myeloablative therapy with autologous stem cell transplant (timed from start of protocol therapy); subjects must meet adequate bone marrow function definition (see organ function requirements, below) post-myeloablative therapy; patients who received stem cell reinfusion following non-myeloablative therapy are eligible once they meet peripheral blood count criteria below\r\n* Subjects with prior treatment with compound/s with the same mode of action used in one of the treatment groups are eligible if they have not previously received prior treatment with BOTH agents in the combination Before study therapy, a minimum of 21 days must have elapsed since any prior chemotherapy and 2 weeks from the last dose of prior targeted or immunotherapy Prior therapy\r\n* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Patients must not have received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 2 weeks of enrollment onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim and least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a non-pegylated growth factor\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: At least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiotherapy: >= 2 weeks must have elapsed since local palliative external beam radiation therapy (XRT) (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed since treatment with therapeutic doses of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG); >= 3 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal XRT was received, if >= 50% of the pelvis was irradiated, or if traumatic brain injury (TBI) was received; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow irradiation was given\r\n* Stem cell transplant or rescue without TBI: No evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease and >= 2 months must have elapsed since transplant At least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim and least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a non-pegylated growth factor A minimum of 3 weeks must have elapsed from last intake of prior standard chemotherapy treatment. A minimum of 6 weeks must have elapsed from the last dose of nitrosoureas. Myelosuppressive therapy- At least 14 days must have elapsed since the administration of previous therapy. Six weeks must have elapsed from the administration of nitrosureas or mitomycin C. For patients with ALL on maintenance therapy, they may be eligible if 7 days have elapsed and they are recovered from the toxic effects of the chemotherapy. This restriction does not include intrathecal chemotherapy, which is permitted. Biologic agents- At least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent such as a monoclonal antibody. Seven days must have elapsed since the last dose of retinoids Patient has fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy prior to entering this study:\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: patient has not received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of enrollment onto this study (4 and 6 weeks if prior temozolomide and nitrosourea, respectively)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor; at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: at least three half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiation therapy: at least 3 months must have elapsed since any previous irradiation; unless measurable disease progression occurs at a site separate from the irradiated area and the patient has recovered from toxicities associated with radiation therapy Patients receiving maintenance biologic therapy are eligible, provided their recurrence is documented more than 6 months from completion of primary cytotoxic chemotherapy (includes maintenance chemotherapy) and a minimum of 3 weeks has elapsed since their last infusion of biologic therapy at the start of protocol intervention, day 1 At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the administration of previous therapy; six weeks must have elapsed since administration of nitrosoureas or mitomycin C; seven days must have elapsed since the administration of filgrastim (G-CSF) and/or sargramostim (GM-CSF) At least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent such as a monoclonal antibody; seven days must have elapsed since the last dose of retinoids Prior therapy: >= 3 weeks should have elapsed since last cytotoxic therapy, immunotherapy or radiation therapy; more than one week should have elapsed since major surgery Greater than or equal to 2 weeks must have elapsed for local palliative radiotherapy (re-irradiation for progressive disease or upfront radiation therapy [RT] at initial diagnosis) and enrollment on study for stratum II; at least 24 weeks must have elapsed if patient received craniospinal radiotherapy due to any other prior malignancies Prior treatment with vorinostat is allowed but at least 3 weeks must have elapsed from the last dose and effects of prior therapy have resolved Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study:\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: patient has not received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of enrollment onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor; at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiotherapy: at least 2 weeks must have elapsed since any irradiation; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed since craniospinal radiation therapy (RT) or substantial bone marrow irradiation At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the research participant received his/her last dose of prior chemotherapy or radiation An interval of at least 12 weeks must have elapsed since the completion of initial radiation therapy At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery At least 2 weeks should have elapsed since any chemotherapy causing myelosuppression At least 7 days should have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent Three-months should have elapsed in the case of completing radiation to any of the following fields: craniospinal, total abdominal, whole lung, total body irradiation); for all other sites of radiation, at least 2 weeks should have elapsed Patients must have had no chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or radiation therapy for their malignancy for at least 30 days prior to treatment; patients may have received localized radiation therapy to non-target lesions provided that the radiotherapy is completed 14 days prior to commencing therapy, and the patient has recovered from any toxicity; at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since monoclonal antibody treatment; at least six weeks must have elapsed between mitomycin C or nitrosourea treatment Prior to start of treatment must be more than 21 days elapsed from surgery, radiation therapy, or prior chemotherapy; more than 42 days elapsed from prior immune therapy including vaccines A minimum of 2 weeks elapsed off of antiandrogen therapy prior to start of study drug (i.e. flutamide, nilutamide, bicalutamide) A minimum of 2 weeks elapsed off of sipuleucel-T and radiation therapy prior to start of study drug At least 4 weeks for focal radiation therapy (RT) or >= 6 weeks for craniospinal RT must have elapsed prior to study entry Prior therapy: at least 4 weeks should have elapsed since any biologic therapy, or immunotherapy; three weeks should have elapsed since last dose of chemotherapy or radiotherapy Subjects must have had prior treatment with temozolomide; at least 28 days must have elapsed since completion of temozolomide or other chemotherapy Prior Therapy: at least 2 weeks should have elapsed since any biologic therapy; three weeks should have elapsed since last dose of chemotherapy INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR CCT: at least 2 weeks should have elapsed since any biologic therapy; three weeks should have elapsed since last dose of chemotherapy At least 21 days must have elapsed from prior therapy (chemotherapy or radiation) 30 days must have elapsed since previous treatment of the brain tumor with any other agents Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive anti-cancer therapy: must not have been received within 2 weeks of study entry (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Radiation therapy (RT): >= 2 weeks for local palliative radiation therapy (RT) (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of pelvis; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation\r\n* Surgery: >= 2 weeks from last major surgery, including pulmonary metastasectomy, with the exclusion of a central line placement and core needle or small open biopsies Subjects under the age of 18 must have had prior therapy according to the best available therapy as determined by their primary brain tumor specialist (to include oncology, neurosurgery and/or radiation oncology) including systemic and/or cranial or spinal radiation or chemotherapy; subjects over the age of 18 may be enrolled as part of first-line treatment; those subjects who enroll as first-line treatment will not be restricted from traditional treatments in the future; at least 14 days must have elapsed since completion of cranial radiotherapy and 28 days since completion of chemotherapy; at least 28 days must have elapsed since completion of total spine radiotherapy Patients must have fully recovered from the acute non-hematologic toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy, defined as resolution of all such toxicities to =< grade 2 or lower per the inclusion/exclusion criteria prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy:\r\n** No waiting period will be required for patients receiving standard \maintenance-like\ chemotherapy including oral mercaptopurine, weekly low-dose oral methotrexate, and intermittent vincristine; otherwise, at least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of cytotoxic therapy, with the exceptions of hydroxyurea or corticosteroids used for cytoreduction\r\n** Intrathecal cytotoxic therapy: No waiting period is required for patients having received intrathecal cytarabine, methotrexate, and/or hydrocortisone; intrathecal chemotherapy given at the time of diagnostic lumbar puncture (LP) to evaluate for relapse prior to study enrollment is allowed\r\n* At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor; at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim\r\n* At least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent (including tyrosine kinase inhibitors); for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur\r\n* At least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody with the exception of blinatumomab; patients must have been off blinatumomab infusion for at least 3 days and all drug related toxicity must have resolved to grade 2 or lower as outlined in the inclusion/exclusion criteria \r\n* >= 2 weeks must have elapsed since local palliative radiation therapy (XRT) (small port); >= 3 months must have elapsed if prior cranial or craniospinal XRT was received, if >= 50% of the pelvis was irradiated, or if total-body irradiation (TBI) was received; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow irradiation was given\r\n* At least 90 days must have elapsed since stem cell transplant and at least 30 days from donor lymphocyte infusion; patient must have had no more than one previous HSCT and currently have no evidence of active graft versus (vs.) host disease (GVHD)\r\n* At least 30 days must have elapsed from the last chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell infusion Patients must have had no chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or radiation therapy for their malignancy for at least 30 days prior to treatment; patients may have received localized radiation therapy to non-target lesions provided that the radiotherapy is completed 14 days prior to commencing therapy, and the patient has recovered from any toxicity; at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since monoclonal antibody treatment; at least six weeks must have elapsed between mitomycin C or nitrosourea treatment A minimum of 6 weeks must have elapsed after 131I-MIBG therapy prior to start of protocol therapy Patients must have received standard treatment appropriate for their tumor type\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: patients with solid tumors must not have received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of enrollment onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim and least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a non-pegylated growth factor\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days must have elapsed since completion of therapy with a biologic agent; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period prior to enrollment must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiotherapy: >= 2 weeks must have elapsed since local palliative external beam radiation therapy (XRT) (small port); >= 6 weeks must have elapsed since treatment with therapeutic doses of MIBG; >= 3 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal XRT was received, if >= 50% of the pelvis was irradiated, or if total body irradiation (TBI) was received; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow irradiation was given\r\n* Stem cell transplant or rescue without TBI: no evidence of active graft vs. host disease and >= 2 months must have elapsed since transplant Prior therapy:\r\n* The patient’s malignancy must have relapsed after or failed to respond to frontline curative therapy and/or there must not be any curative treatment options available at the time of study entry\r\n* There is no limit to the number of prior treatment regimens; however, patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to study enrollment; any grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicity of any previous therapy must have resolved to grade 2 or less\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: patients must not have received myelosuppressive chemotherapy within 3 weeks of enrollment (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Hematopoietic growth factors: at least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a growth factor; at least 14 days must have elapsed after receiving pegfilgrastim\r\n* At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent, targeted agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor or a metronomic non-myelosuppressive regimen\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: at least 4 weeks must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiotherapy: 3 weeks must have elapsed since external beam radiation therapy (XRT) At least 4 weeks must have elapsed between the patient’s last chemotherapy or radiation treatment and the first vaccination Regarding radiation therapy, time elapsed prior to first dose of lenalidomide: Previous radiotherapy for palliation of recurrent disease is allowed if > 4 weeks have elapsed since completion of therapy; if radiation therapy was received exclusively for bony metastases the minimum interval between completion of radiation treatments and the first infusion of study drug is 7 days Minimum of 14 days elapsed since the end of any prior therapy ? 28 days elapsed from the administration of any prior cytotoxic agents, except ? 14 days from vincristine, ? 21 days from procarbazine, and ? 42 days from nitrosureas A minimum of 28 days must have elapsed from the day of surgery to first dose of the study drug. For core or needle biopsy, a minimum of 7 days must have elapsed prior to study entry Patients must have recovered from acute toxicities from surgery, radiation or chemotherapy; at least 3 weeks will have elapsed since any prior therapy directed at the malignant tumor At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from the use of any other endocrine therapy At least 3 weeks must have elapsed from the use of any chemotherapy At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the patient received any radiation therapy. At least 14 days must have elapsed since completion of myelosuppressive therapy At least 7 days must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a non-myelosuppressive biologic agent or retinoid A minimum of 4 weeks must have elapsed since the completion of prior chemotherapy; hydroxyurea for control of blasts is not counted as chemotherapy, and may be given until initiation of therapy Patients must have fully recovered from the acute effects of all prior therapy and must meet the following criteria:\r\n* At least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of myelosuppressive therapy\r\n* At least 24 hours must have elapsed since the completion of low-dose chemotherapy, such as hydroxyurea or low-dose cytarabine (up to 200 mg/m^2/day)\r\n* For patients who have received prior HSCT, there can be no evidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and greater than 60 days must have elapsed since the HSCT; patients cannot be receiving therapy, including steroids, for the treatment or prevention of GVHD; all such medications must be discontinued at least 24 hours prior to enrollment Immunomodulatory therapy: greater than 28 days must have elapsed since last dose of an immune modulating agent, including vaccine therapy Before starting study treatment, all patients must have recovered from toxic effects of prior therapies; at least 2 weeks must have elapsed since any prior signaling pathway modulators, (e.g., epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR], fibroblast growth factor receptor [FGFR], or other tyrosine kinase inhibitors), at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since temozolomide, 4 weeks must have elapsed since carboplatin or cisplatin, and at least 6 weeks from nitrosoureas (e.g., carmustine [BCNU], lomustine [CCNU]); in general, at least 4 weeks must have elapsed from any other anticancer therapy; prior anticancer therapies not encompassed above will be permitted at the discretion of the investigator At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the last surgery and 2 weeks must have elapsed since radiotherapy At least 12 weeks must have elapsed from the use of strontium-89, radium-223 or any investigational or approved immunotherapy (e.g., Provenge) prior to starting study drug At least 8 weeks must have elapsed from the use of strontium-89, radium-223, samarium-153, or immunotherapy (e.g., Provenge) prior to beginning protocol therapy Radiation therapy: >= 12 weeks must have elapsed from craniospinal radiation; >= 2 weeks must have elapsed from focal radiation A minimum of 2 weeks elapsed off of antiandrogen therapy prior to start of study drug (i.e. flutamide, nilutamide, bicalutamide) A minimum of 4 weeks elapsed off of sipuleucel-T prior to start of study drug Prior external beam radiation therapy (to less than 30% of the bone marrow only) is allowed; at least 28 days must have elapsed since the completion of radiation therapy and the patient must have recovered from side effects; prior treatment with samarium-153 or strontium-86 is allowed if at least eight weeks have elapsed since dosing, and all toxicities have resolved to grade 1; soft tissue disease which has been radiated in the prior 2 months is not assessable as measurable disease At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery Less than 3 weeks elapsed since prior exposure to chemotherapy Patients may have had any number of prior therapies; at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since the last dose of systemic therapy; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed if the last regimen included BCNU or mitomycin C; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed if the last regimen included an anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) antibody; patients must have experienced disease progression on their prior therapy in the opinion of the treating investigator Two weeks must have elapsed since administration of previous chemotherapy At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the completion of therapy with a monoclonal antibody; seven days must have elapsed since the last dose of retinoids A minimum of 2 weeks must have elapsed from completion of any prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy or surgery and the start date of study therapy 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of myelosuppressive therapy; individuals may have received any of the following medications within 14 days without a “wash-out” period:\r\n* Hydroxyurea\r\n* Intrathecal chemotherapy with methotrexate, hydrocortisone and/or cytarabine At least 6 weeks must have elapsed since administration of nitrosureas. At least 12 weeks must have elapsed since administration of craniospinal or hemipelvic radiation. At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery At least 4 weeks must have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and the initiation of study therapy A minimum of 4 weeks must have elapsed since the administration of all other investigational agents No more than 12 weeks must have elapsed from hysterectomy. At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since the last anti-leukemia treatment (with the exception of hydroxyurea) before first dose in this study. Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Radiation therapy (RT): >= 2 weeks for local palliative RT (small port); >= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of pelvis; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: must not have received any monoclonal based therapies within 4 weeks, and all other immunotherapy (tumor vaccine, cytokine, or growth factor given to control the cancer) within 2 weeks, prior to study enrollment Patient has fully recovered from the acute effects of all prior therapy and must meet the following criteria\r\n* At least 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of myelosuppressive therapy\r\n* At least 24 hours must have elapsed since the completion of low-dose of low-dose or non-myelosuppressive therapy, such as hydroxyurea or low-dose cytarabine (up to 200 mg/m^2/day)\r\n* At least 30 days must have elapsed since the use of investigational agents\r\n* For patients who have received prior HSCT, there can be no evidence of GVHD and greater than 60 days must have elapsed since the HSCT; patients cannot be receiving therapy, including steroids, for GVHD; all such medications must be discontinued at least 72 hours prior to enrollment Participant must have recovered from the acute side effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy, and:\r\n* At least 2 weeks have elapsed since prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy (except intrathecal chemotherapy, and/or low dose maintenance therapy such as vincristine, mercaptopurine, methotrexate or glucocorticoids), and\r\n* At least 4 weeks have elapsed since treatment with an investigational agent or antibody-based therapy, if applicable, and\r\n* If the participant received a prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), at least 3 months have elapsed and there is no evidence of active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), participant has discontinued immunosuppression, and there is no history of veno-occlusive disease Radiotherapy: At least 28 days must have elapsed since and radiation therapy. Participant must have recovered from the acute side effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy, and:\r\n* At least 2 weeks have elapsed since prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy (except intrathecal chemotherapy, hydroxyurea, low-dose cytarabine, and/or low dose maintenance therapy such as vincristine, mercaptopurine, methotrexate or glucocorticoids), and\r\n* If the participant received a prior allogeneic HSCT, at least 30 days have elapsed and there is no evidence of clinically significant graft versus host disease requiring treatment and/or have > grade 2 persistent non-hematologic toxicity related to a transplant 14 days must have elapsed since the completion of cytotoxic therapy Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea)\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Bisphosphonates: at least 4 weeks since the completion of therapy with a bisphosphonate\r\n* Monoclonal antibodies: at least 3 half-lives must have elapsed since prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody\r\n* Radiation therapy (RT): >= 2 weeks (wks) for local palliative RT (small port); >= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of pelvis; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation Minimum of 21 days have elapsed since prior major surgery, with recovery from any adverse events. Minimum of 14 days have elapsed since any prior radiation therapy, with recovery from any adverse events. A minimum of 6 weeks must have elapsed after 131I-MIBG therapy prior to start of protocol therapy. Patients must have recovered from the effects of surgery and a minimum of 14 days must have elapsed from the day of surgery to the day of registration; for core or needle biopsy, a minimum of 7 days must have elapsed prior to registration More than four weeks must have elapsed since any prior radiation therapy At least 6 weeks must have elapsed since prior systemic mitomycin C At least 8 weeks must have elapsed since any dose of Strontium-89 At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since prior Sm-153 lexidronam (Quadramet™) At least 4 weeks must have elapsed since prior radiotherapy Patients may have had any number of prior therapies, but cannot have previously been treated with a somatostatin analogue or an mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor; at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since the last dose of systemic therapy; at least 6 weeks must have elapsed if the last regimen included carmustine (BCNU) or mitomycin C; at least 3 months must have elapsed if the last regimen included an anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) antibody; if the last regimen included an anti-CTLA4 antibody, radiographic disease progression since this therapy must be documented A sufficient interval must have elapsed between the last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy (including cytotoxic and biological therapies and major surgery) and enrollment in this study, to allow the effects of prior therapy to have abated: At least 3 weeks should have elapsed since the last cycle of cytotoxic therapy or since the last dose of radiation therapy, at least 4 weeks must have elapsed since the patient has received any investigational therapy or antibodies, and at least 7 days since the last dose of biologics (i.e. rapamycin or sorafenib), and patients should have recovered from toxic side effects of previous therapy to a grade 1 or less, with the exception of the following:\r\n* Hematological toxicity: recovered to levels required above\r\n* Low electrolyte levels (such individuals should receive appropriate supplementation)\r\n* For patients on anticoagulant therapy or with pre-existing coagulation abnormalities, PT and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) must return to baseline\r\n* Liver function tests must resolve to values required above\r\n* Grade 3 hypoalbuminemia\r\n* Alopecia\r\n* Sterility COHORT A SPECIFIC INCLUSION: At least 12 weeks elapsed since prior radiotherapy Before starting study treatment, patients must have recovered from toxic effects of prior therapies (except for residual alopecia or grade 2 peripheral neuropathy) and at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since any prior signaling pathway modulators, (e.g., EGFR, FGFR, or other tyrosine kinase inhibitors), at least 3 weeks must have elapsed since temozolomide, 4 weeks must have elapsed since carboplatin or cisplatin, and at least 6 weeks from nitrosoureas (e.g., carmustine [BCNU], lomustine [CCNU]); in general, at least 4 weeks must have elapsed from any other anticancer therapy (e.g. bevacizumab) Patients must have had sufficient time between a prior therapy and resolution of toxicities from the prior therapies prior to registration as follows:\r\n* Prior EGFR inhibitor: A minimum of 7 days must have elapsed from the last dose of the prior EGFR inhibitor and resolution of any drug-related toxicity to =< grade 1 except for alopecia\r\n* Chemotherapy: A minimum of 21 days must have elapsed from the last dose and resolution of toxicity to =< grade 1 excluding =< grade 2 peripheral neuropathy or alopecia\r\n* Surgery: A minimum of 21 days must have elapsed following major surgery and resolution of toxicity to < grade 1 and complete wound healing must have occurred\r\n* Radiation: A minimum of 14 days must have elapsed following radiation therapy and resolution of all radiation induced toxicity excluding alopecia\r\n* Treatment with an investigational drug: A minimum of 3 months or five half-lives of the compound, whichever is greater, must have elapsed from last treatment date Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study\r\n* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must not have received within 3 weeks of entry onto this study\r\n* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): at least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent\r\n* Immunotherapies: at least 42 days must have elapsed since a prior therapy that included a monoclonal antibody or any other type of immunotherapy (e.g. chimeric antigen receptor [CAR] T cell therapy)\r\n* Radiation therapy (RT): >= 2 weeks for local palliative RT (small port); >= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of the pelvis; >= 6 weeks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation