Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Pathologically confirmed myeloid malignancies as follows: Acute myelogenous leukemia that is relapsed or refractory after at least 2 courses of standard induction chemotherapy Accelerated or myeloblastic chronic myelogenous leukemia Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) RAEB in transformation Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia More than 25% of bone marrow blasts positive for the CD33 antigen Clear signs of active leukemia following recovery from prior therapy required No rapidly accelerating blast count No clinically unstable disease No active CNS leukemia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Over 16 Performance status: Karnofsky 60%-100% Life expectancy: At least 6 weeks Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.5 mg/dL AST less than 3 times normal Alkaline phosphatase less than 3 times normal Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No NYHA class III/IV status Pulmonary: No clinically significant pulmonary disease Other: No serious infection uncontrolled by antibiotics No pregnant or nursing women Negative pregnancy test required of fertile women

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Recovered from prior therapy Biologic therapy: No detectable antibodies to M195 from prior monoclonal antibody M195 or HuM195 Chemotherapy: At least 2 days since hydroxyurea At least 3 weeks since other chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 3 weeks since radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified