Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours on days 1 and 2, and fluorouracil IV over 22 hours on days 1 and 2. Courses repeat every 14 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with clinical evidence of benefit from this treatment, defined as stable disease, partial response, or complete response as well as no increase in size of any measurable or evaluable lesion and no new sites of disease, may be eligible for additional courses.