• To determine Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) of Terameprocol (EM-1421) administered as a weekly continuous infusion over 24 hours. [ Time Frame: The MTD will be assessed after the first Cycle of study drug treatment ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  

• To further assess the anti-tumor activity of intravenously administered Terameprocol using objective response and duration of response. [ Time Frame: Subjects will be evaluated for response after every 2 cycles (8 weeks) while on study drug. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  
• To assess the pharmacokinetic parameters Terameprocol administered as 24 hour intravenous infusions. [ Time Frame: Pharmacokinetics samples will be taken on Day 1 only: pre-dose and at 1, and 4 hours, 24 hours, 25 hours and 26 hours after first study drug administration. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  

Subjects meeting all inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled to receive terameprocol as a weekly 24 hour intravenous infusion, three weeks out of four. Serial measurements of safety will be performed prior to dosing. Subjects will be screened within 28 days of Cycle 1. Hematologic, serum chemistry, tumor marker, and pregnancy testing will be performed. Circulating tumor cell assays will be performed. Needle biopsy specimens will be taken prior to therapy and one week after first dose, if possible, to assess for tumor markers (cdc-2 and survivin). Subjects meeting all inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled in groups of 3-6 subjects to receive terameprocol as a weekly 24 hour intravenous infusion. The terameprocol dose levels to be studied include 100mg/hr, increasing by 25 mg/ hr increments in the next cohort assuming no DLT is reached. Serial measurements of safety will be performed at each visit. The MTD will be assessed after the first Cycle of treatment at a dose level. The use of myeloid colony-stimulating factors will not be allowed prophylactically in cycle 1 but may be used if clinically indicated and will be allowed during subsequent cycles to prevent the development of neutropenia in subjects with an established history of this adverse event in earlier cycles. Each subject in a cohort will be treated at the same dose and on the same schedule of weekly infusions. Dose escalation in a subject may be allowed after safe evaluation of a higher dosage, and two cycles being completed with stable disease or better.

Terameprocol (EM-1421) will be administered as an intravenous infusion over 24 hours, weekly. Dose will commence in the first cohort with 100 mg per hour (2400 mg in a 24 hour period)with escalation in the 5 cohorts of 3 to 6 patients with increments of 25 mg per hour to a maximum of 200 mg/hr (4800 mg/24 hour period) or until MTD is defined. When the MTD has been declared, then 11 additional subjects will be enrolled at the MTD dose level (to total 14 subjects treated in dosage cohort).

Cohort A. will receive weekly Terameprocol 100 mg per hour (2400 mg in a 24 hour period)

Cohort B. will receive weekly Terameprocol 125 mg per hour (3000 mg in a 24 hour period)

Cohort C. will receive weekly Terameprocol 150 mg per hour (3600 mg in a 24 hour period)

Cohort D. will receive weekly Terameprocol 175 mg per hour (4200 mg in a 24 hour period)

Cohort E. will receive weekly Terameprocol 200 mg per hour (4800 mg in a 24 hour period)