PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 16 and over Performance status: SWOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: AGC at least 2,000 Platelets within normal limits Hepatic: Bilirubin within normal limits Renal: Creatinine within normal limits Cardiovascular: LVEF normal No serious EKG abnormality Pulmonary: No serious pulmonary condition Other: No serious medical condition other than Hodgkin's disease No known AIDS or HIV-associated complex No second malignancy within 5 years except: Adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer Adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix No pregnant or lactating women Adequate contraception required of fertile patients Blood/body fluid analyses to determine eligibility completed within 14 days prior to registration; imaging studies for tumor measurement completed within 28 days prior to registration; screening exams other than blood/body fluid analyses, and imaging studies of nonmeasurable disease or uninvolved organs completed within 42 days prior to registration