Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation And Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Chronic myelogenous leukemia with previously stored CD34 cells from FHCRC-928.00 Chronic phase: No evidence of a major response after 6-month course of interferon alfa OR Initially achieved a major cytogenetic response but subsequently failed interferon alfa OR Accelerated phase: At least 1 month after collection of peripheral blood stem cells No blast crisis No CNS involvement Ineligible for or refused allogeneic conventional or minitransplant protocol

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 70 and under Performance status: Karnofsky 80-100% Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL (unless history of Gilbert's disease) AST or ALT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal No cirrhosis Hepatitis B and C negative Renal: Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within past 12 months No unstable angina, poorly controlled arrhythmias, or hypertension LVEF greater than 50% Pulmonary: DLCO at least 50% Alveolar arterial gradient less than 30 at sea level Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception HIV negative No active infection requiring systemic antibiotics No known allergy to gentamicin or murine or E. coli proteins or documented prior anaphylactic reaction to sargramostim (GM-CSF) or interleukin-2

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: No concurrent ongoing steroids Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified