PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: Under 70 Performance status: Karnofsky 60%-100% Hematopoietic: WBC greater than 2,000 Platelets greater than 125,000 Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine less than 1.1 mg/dL (100 micromoles/L) Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within 6 months No other cardiovascular disease that precludes protocol treatment Other: No hearing loss No prior or concurrent malignancy except: Basal cell skin carcinoma In situ carcinoma of the cervix Accessible for follow-up