Prolonged survival in a patient with hepatic malignant melanoma treated by intra-arterial bleomycin and oral hydroxyurea

A case is reported of hepatic metastasis of malignant melanoma six years after enucleation of the right eye in an elderly patient. A fourteen month objective response to the administration of intra-arterial bleomycin and oral hydroxyurea is presented. The response rate that can be expected in large numbers of patients must await further study.