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. 2015 Feb 26;45(3):185–208. doi: 10.3109/10408444.2014.1003423

Table 21.

Summary of select neoplasms in female rats (Studies 1–8).

  Tumor Incidence/number of animals examined, by dose (mg/kg bw/day)
Select neoplasm Controls – 0 [% range for studies]     a3 d7.4 c10 a11 a34 d73.9 c100 h105 b113 f115 g145
Pancreas islet cell adenoma 11/397 [0–9]     1/50 0/23 2/27 1/50 0/49 0/16 2/29 0/51 1/60 2/79 0/63
Pituitary adenoma 246/397 [14–78]     29/48 13/33 19/28 31/50 26/49 7/23 19/29 23/51 48/60 54/79 44/63
Pituitary carcinoma 16/155 [2–17]     7/48 NF 5/28 5/50 12/49 NF 5/28 NF 0/60 NF NF
Thyroid C cell adenoma 25/302 [3% – 16%]     3/49 0/24 1/27 6/50 3/47 1/17 1/29 # 1/51 2/60 7/78 # 0/63
Hepatocellular adenoma 22/302 [0–36]     NF 18/48 1/50 NF NF 19/49 3/50 0/51 2/60 1/79 0/64
Hepatocellular carcinoma 14/210 [0–20]     0/50 15/48 0/50 0/50 2/50 14/49 0/50 0/51 0/60 NF NF
Mammary gland fibroadenoma 113/384 [6–58]     16/46 NF 12/28 20/48 16/44 NF 17/29 9/51 $24/54 30/79 4/63
Mammary gland adenocarcinoma 40/334 [2–22]     6/46 0/30 NF 5/48 8/44 0/33 NF 3/51 10/54 8/79 0/63
  Tumor Incidence/number of animals examined, by dose (mg/kg bw/day)
Select neoplasm e210 c300 h349 f393 g437 b457 d740.6 c1000 e1060 b1183 f1247 h1382 g1498 e1740
Pancreas islet cell adenoma NF 2/29 0/51 1/78 1/64 4/60 1/49 1/49 NF 0/59 1/78 0/51 0/64 NF
Pituitary adenoma NF 25/30 16/51 47/77 46/63 46/60 6/50 34/49 NF 34/59 52/78 32/51 49/64 NF
Pituitary carcinoma NF 2/30 NF NF NF 0/60 NF 7/49 NF 1/59 NF NF NF NF
Thyroid C cell adenoma NF 2/29 #1/50 8/76 #0/64 6/60 1/47 7/49 NF 6/60 4/78 # 0/51 # 2/64 NF
Hepatocellular adenoma NF 1/50 1/51 0/78 1/64 6/60 13/50 2/50 NF 1/60 0/78 1/51 0/64 NF
Hepatocellular carcinoma NF 0/50 1/51 NF NF 1/60 9/50 0/50 NF 2/60 NF 0/51 NF NF
Mammary gland fibroadenoma 1/22 19/30 7/51 27/77 6/64 $27/59 NF 29/50 5/22 $28/57 30/78 5/51 5/64 5/50
Mammary gland adenocarcinoma 0/22 NF 1/51 11/77 0/64 14/59 0/48 NF 0/22 9/57 8/78 6/51 2/64 0/50

aStudy 1 (Monsanto) (CD) SD rats, rated unreliable for carcinogenicity evaluation.

bStudy 2 (Monsanto) (CD) SD rats, including interim sacrifice groups.

cStudy 3 (Cheminova) SD rats.

dStudy 4 (Feinchemic Schwebda) Wistar rats.

eStudy 5 (Excel) SD rats, rated unreliable for carcinogenicity evaluation.

fStudy 6 (Arysta Life Sciences) Crj:CD SD rats, including interim sacrifice groups.

gStudy 7 (Syngenta) Alpk:APfSD Wistar rats, including interim sacrifice groups.

hStudy 8 (Nufarm) Wistar Han Crl:WI rats.

$Recorded as adenoma/adenofibroma/fibroma.

Recorded as carcinoma/adenocarcinoma.

NF not found/not reported.