in order to assess whether mechlorethamine , vincristine , procarbazine , and prednisone ( mopp ) chemotherapy ( ct ) , which is less expensive and more easily available than radiotherapy ( rt ) , is at least as effective as rt in terms of cure rate and has less iatrogenic damage , 89 consecutive patients with hodgkin 's disease ( hd ) ( pathological stage i-iia ) were randomly allocated to receive mantle plus lumbar bar rt ( 36-45 gy ) or ct ( six courses of mopp ) .
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