Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with CD4 count < (350) cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= (350) cells/microliter, and no known detectable viral load, at the time of study entry; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to step 1 registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter. Note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol; this exclusion criterion is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be significantly immunosuppressive.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
HIV positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration
HIV patients under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) within 30 days prior to registration regardless of CD4 count; (Note: HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol as it is self-reported; this exclusion criterion is necessary because the treatments involved in this protocol may be immunosuppressive and/or interact with HAART)
Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows: \r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter; Note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; Note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects; note, however, that laboratory tests for liver function and coagulation parameters are not required for entry into this protocol; (patients on Coumadin or other blood thinning agents are eligible for this study)
Major medical illnesses or psychiatric impairments, which in the investigators opinion, will prevent administration or completion of the protocol therapy and/or preclude informed consent; these include, but are not restricted to:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization at the time of step 2 registration\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months prior to step 2 registration\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of step 2 registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of step 2 registration\r\n* Type II neurofibromatosis (NF2)\r\n* Ailments entailing substantial increases in sensitivity and side effect risk from radiation therapy (ataxia telangiectasia, Nijmegen breakage syndrome, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter); HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol, and known HIV positive patients are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to step 2 registration\r\n* Inability to undergo MRI with and without contrast (e.g. claustrophobia, non-MRI compatible implant or foreign body, etc) or receive gadolinium; note that patients with severe claustrophobia are permitted on this study if they are willing and able to undergo MRI with adequate sedation or anesthesia
Patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 180 days prior to registration as documented in the medical record; HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Severe, active comorbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Hepatic insufficiency resulting in clinical jaundice and/or coagulation defects\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of registration\r\n* Uncontrolled, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter\r\n** Note: patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to Step 1 registration\r\n** Note: HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months prior to registration;\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months prior to registration;\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration;\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days prior to registration;\r\n* Severe hepatic disease, defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease if the liver is involved with metastatic disease;\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last six months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last six months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other chronic respiratory illness requiring hospitalization within the last six months\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positivity with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; Note that HIV-positive patients are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter no more than 30 days prior to registration; Note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility on this protocol\r\n* End-stage renal disease (i.e., any patient requiring or advised to undergo dialysis)
HIV positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Diagnosis of type I or type II diabetes mellitus\r\n* Uncontrolled neuropathy >= grade 2 regardless of cause\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days of registration\r\n* Severe hepatic disease, defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* End-stage renal disease (ie, on dialysis or dialysis has been recommended)
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of step 1 registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy at the time of step 1 registration\r\n* Severe hepatic disease, defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* End-stage renal disease (ie, on dialysis or dialysis has been recommended)
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months prior to registration\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months prior to registration\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days prior to registration\r\n* Severe hepatic disease, defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD) 4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* End-stage renal disease (i.e., on dialysis or dialysis has been recommended)
Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Severe hepatic disease, defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* Other major medical illness which requires hospitalization or precludes study therapy at the time of registration
Severe, active co-morbidity, defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other respiratory illness requiring hospitalization or precluding study therapy within 30 days before registration\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with cluster of differentiation (CD)4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol\r\n* End-stage renal disease (i.e., on dialysis or dialysis has been recommended)
Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows:\r\n* Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 6 months\r\n* Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 6 months\r\n* Acute bacterial or fungal infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at the time of registration\r\n* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation or other acute respiratory illness precluding study therapy at the time of registration\r\n* Severe hepatic disease defined as a diagnosis of Child-Pugh class B or C hepatic disease\r\n* Renal tubular acidosis or metabolic acidosis\r\n* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive with CD4 count < 200 cells/microliter; note that patients who are HIV positive are eligible, provided they are under treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and have a CD4 count >= 200 cells/microliter within 30 days prior to registration; Note also that HIV testing is not required for eligibility for this protocol