Estimates of the Number of Liver Carcinogens in Bioassays Conducted by the National Toxicology Program

Kenny S. Crump, D. Krewski and Y. Wang

Risk Analysis, 1998, vol. 18, issue 3, 299-308

Abstract: Estimates were made of the numbers of liver carcinogens in 390 long‐term bioassays conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP). These estimates were obtained from examination of the global pattern of p‐values obtained from statistical tests applied to individual bioassays. Representative estimates of the number of liver carcinogens (90% confidence interval in parentheses) obtained in our analysis compared to NTP's determination are as follows: female rats—49 (23, 76), NTP = 30; male rats—88 (59, 116), NTP = 35; female mice—131 (105, 157), NTP = 81; male mice—100 (73, 126), NTP = 61; overall—166 (135, 197), NTP = 108. The estimator from which these estimates were obtained is biased low by an unknown amount. Consequently, this study provides persuasive evidence of the existence of more rodent liver carcinogens than were identified by the NTP.

Date: 1998
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