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TDMS Study 05156-05 Pathology Tables

NTP                                        STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS                              REPORT: PEIRPT08     
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE                             DATE: 07/25/96       
EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:48:06       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                   PAGE:       1        
CONT: N01-ES-05287                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 61530B       
PATHOLOGIST: GRUMBEIN, S.                                                                                      CAS: 10026-24-1      
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NTP                                        STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS                              REPORT: PEIRPT08     
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE                             DATE: 07/25/96       
EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:48:06       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                        
CONT: N01-ES-05287                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 61530B       
PATHOLOGIST: GRUMBEIN, S.                                                                                      CAS: 10026-24-1      
                                                    RATS(FISCHER344)
                                              ----------------------------
             FOR ALL DOSES THE TUMOR RATES IN THE FOLLOWING TISSUES/ORGANS ARE BASED ON NUMBER OF TISSUES EXAMINED.
             IN OTHER TISSUES/ORGANS, RATES ARE BASED ON NUMBER OF ANIMALS NECROPSIED.
                                                    ----------------
                                                    Adrenal Cortex
                                                    Adrenal Medulla
                                                    Bone Marrow
                                                    Brain
                                                    Clitoral Gland
                                                    Clitoral/Preputial Gland
                                                    Epididymis
                                                    Heart
                                                    Islets, Pancreatic
                                                    Kidney
                                                    Larynx
                                                    Liver
                                                    Lung
                                                    Nose
                                                    Ovary
                                                    Pancreas
                                                    Parathyroid Gland
                                                    Pituitary Gland
                                                    Preputial Gland
                                                    Prostate
                                                    Salivary Glands
                                                    Spleen
                                                    Testes
                                                    Thymus
                                                    Thyroid Gland
                                                    Urinary Bladder
NTP                                        STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS                              REPORT: PEIRPT08     
LAB: Battelle Northwest                                COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE                             DATE: 07/25/96       
EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                                                     TIME: 10:48:06       
TEST TYPE:  CHRONIC                             CAGES FROM 0000 TO LAST CAGE                                                        
CONT: N01-ES-05287                              ROUTE: RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE WHOLE BODY                         NTP C#: 61530B       
PATHOLOGIST: GRUMBEIN, S.                                                                                      CAS: 10026-24-1      
                                     SUMMARY OF STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT (P<=.05) RESULTS
                                 IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE STUDY OF 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
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                                                           MALE RATS
                                                          -------------
                  ORGAN                               MORPHOLOGY
                 -------                             ------------
              Adrenal Medulla               Pheochromocytoma Benign
                                            Pheochromocytoma: Benign, Complex, Malignant, NOS
              Lung                          Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma
                                            Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma or Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma
              Skin                          Basal or Sq. Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Basosq. Tumor (M or B), Basal
                                             Cell Adenoma, Adenoma, Papilloma, Sq Papilloma, Keratoacanthoma, Trichoepithelioma
                                            Fibroma, Fibrosarcoma, Sarcoma, Myxoma, Myxosarcoma, or Fibrous Histiocytoma
              ====================================================================================================
                                                           FEMALE RATS
                                                          -------------
                  ORGAN                               MORPHOLOGY
                 -------                             ------------
              Adrenal Medulla               Pheochromocytoma Benign
                                            Pheochromocytoma: Benign, Complex, Malignant, NOS
              Islets, Pancreatic            Adenoma
                                            Carcinoma or Adenoma
              Lung                          Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma
                                            Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma
                                            Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma or Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma
              ====================================================================================================
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   1
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Adrenal Medulla                                                                                                                  |
|     Pheochromocytoma Benign                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 14/50 (28%)  19/50 (38%)  23/49 (47%)  20/50 (40%) |  2/48 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    8/48 (17%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  51.0%        70.0%        71.9%        71.4%      |   5.1%         3.1%         9.3%        26.4%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  6/17 (35%)   8/15 (53%)  13/21 (62%)   8/15 (53%) |  0/27 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    1/26 (4%)    7/29 (24%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   534          541          526          526       |   666          702          694          709       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.166      P=0.220      P=0.214      P=0.134    |  P=0.006 **   P=0.546N     P=0.483      P=0.054    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.190      P=0.199      P=0.040 *    P=0.141    |  P=0.005 **   P=0.471N     P=0.554      P=0.056    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.172      P=0.226      P=0.069      P=0.126    |  P=0.004 **   P=0.498N     P=0.512      P=0.043 *  |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.229                                           |  P=0.003 **                                        |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.198      P=0.041 *    P=0.146    |               P=0.492N     P=0.520      P=0.045 *  |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Adrenal Medulla                                                                                                                  |
|     Pheochromocytoma Malignant                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)  |  0/48 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/48 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%        12.5%         7.9%         9.6%      |   0.0%         0.0%         2.6%         2.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/27 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/29 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          722          673          663       |   ---          ---          685          663       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.310      P=0.213      P=0.293      P=0.238    |  P=0.303        (e)        P=0.495      P=0.495    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.301      P=0.286      P=0.313      P=0.280    |  P=0.289        (e)        P=0.531      P=0.500    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.315      P=0.225      P=0.271      P=0.232    |  P=0.302        (e)        P=0.511      P=0.510    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.342                                           |  P=0.299                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.247      P=0.242      P=0.247    |                 (e)        P=0.510      P=0.500    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   2
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Adrenal Medulla                                                                                                                  |
|     Pheochromocytoma: Benign, Complex, Malignant, NOS                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 15/50 (30%)  19/50 (38%)  25/49 (51%)  20/50 (40%) |  2/48 (4%)    1/49 (2%)    4/50 (8%)   10/48 (21%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  52.1%        70.0%        74.1%        71.4%      |   5.1%         3.1%        11.7%        31.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  6/17 (35%)   8/15 (53%)  13/21 (62%)   8/15 (53%) |  0/27 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    1/26 (4%)    8/29 (28%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   534          541          526          526       |   666          702          685          663       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.206      P=0.285      P=0.188      P=0.182    |  P=0.001 **   P=0.546N     P=0.325      P=0.019 *  |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.236      P=0.257      P=0.027 *    P=0.194    |  P<0.001 **   P=0.471N     P=0.390      P=0.019 *  |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.218      P=0.295      P=0.045 *    P=0.180    |  P<0.001 **   P=0.498N     P=0.323      P=0.014 *  |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.279                                           |  P<0.001 **                                        |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.263      P=0.027 *    P=0.201    |               P=0.492N     P=0.359      P=0.014 *  |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Bone                                                                                                                             |
|     Osteosarcoma                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
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|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%        11.4%         0.0%         0.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          631          ---          ---       |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.258N     P=0.146        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.261N     P=0.173        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.257N     P=0.123        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.255N                                          |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.121        (e)          (e)      |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   3
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Clitoral/Preputial Gland                                                                                                         |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    1/50 (2%)  |  5/50 (10%)   7/48 (15%)   5/48 (10%)   3/49 (6%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         6.8%         3.4%      |  16.0%        23.4%        17.8%         8.8%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  2/28 (7%)    4/24 (17%)   3/26 (12%)   1/30 (3%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          654          638       |   727          652          727          680       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.337        (e)        P=0.318      P=0.514    |  P=0.160N     P=0.289      P=0.567      P=0.360N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.341        (e)        P=0.338      P=0.489    |  P=0.189N     P=0.323      P=0.608      P=0.398N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.347        (e)        P=0.242      P=0.501    |  P=0.182N     P=0.286      P=0.581      P=0.384N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.350                                           |  P=0.189N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)        P=0.242      P=0.500    |               P=0.351      P=0.603      P=0.369N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Clitoral/Preputial Gland                                                                                                         |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    3/50 (6%)  |  2/50 (4%)    3/48 (6%)    4/48 (8%)    3/49 (6%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  14.7%        11.1%         0.0%        12.8%      |   7.1%         9.3%        13.4%        10.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  2/28 (7%)    1/24 (4%)    2/26 (8%)    3/30 (10%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   679          701          ---          511       |   735 (T)      610          694          735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.472      P=0.512N     P=0.087N     P=0.632    |  P=0.548      P=0.439      P=0.305      P=0.532    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.481      P=0.303N     P=0.065N     P=0.624N   |  P=0.518      P=0.398      P=0.315      P=0.532    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.486      P=0.229N     P=0.093N     P=0.657    |  P=0.504      P=0.459      P=0.301      P=0.532    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.500                                           |  P=0.499                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500N     P=0.125N     P=0.661N   |               P=0.480      P=0.319      P=0.490    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   4
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Clitoral/Preputial Gland                                                                                                         |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    2/49 (4%)    4/50 (8%)  |  7/50 (14%)  10/48 (21%)   8/48 (17%)   6/49 (12%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  14.7%        11.1%         6.8%        15.8%      |  22.5%        31.1%        27.0%        18.2%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  4/28 (14%)   5/24 (21%)   5/26 (19%)   4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   679          701          654          511       |   727          610          694          680       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.292      P=0.512N     P=0.380N     P=0.478    |  P=0.234N     P=0.207      P=0.429      P=0.480N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.293      P=0.303N     P=0.319N     P=0.535    |  P=0.279N     P=0.207      P=0.462      P=0.517N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.305      P=0.229N     P=0.329N     P=0.494    |  P=0.280N     P=0.205      P=0.432      P=0.545N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.320                                           |  P=0.291N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500N     P=0.510N     P=0.500    |               P=0.266      P=0.465      P=0.516N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Heart                                                                                                                            |
|     Schwannoma Benign                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   3.1%         6.1%         7.7%         3.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    1/25 (4%)    2/26 (8%)    1/30 (3%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   727          517          735 (T)      735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.489N     P=0.458      P=0.471      P=0.760N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.519N     P=0.662      P=0.491      P=0.759    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.519N     P=0.527      P=0.478      P=0.752    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.518N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.492      P=0.500      P=0.753N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   5
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Islets, Pancreatic                                                                                                               |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   5/48 (10%)   5/50 (10%) |  4/49 (8%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  10.2%        21.3%        18.3%        20.5%      |  14.3%         4.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    2/15 (13%)   3/21 (14%)   1/15 (7%)  |  4/28 (14%)   1/25 (4%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   679          471          509          611       |   735 (T)      735 (T)      ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.278      P=0.217      P=0.301      P=0.222    |  P=0.049N*    P=0.212N     P=0.071N     P=0.053N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.306      P=0.284      P=0.227      P=0.231    |  P=0.049N*    P=0.212N     P=0.071N     P=0.053N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.304      P=0.224      P=0.226      P=0.208    |  P=0.049N*    P=0.212N     P=0.071N     P=0.053N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.316                                           |  P=0.058N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.218      P=0.201      P=0.218    |               P=0.181N     P=0.056N     P=0.061N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Islets, Pancreatic                                                                                                               |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    4/50 (8%)    4/48 (8%)    7/50 (14%) |  2/49 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/48 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.4%        19.8%        14.3%        33.2%      |   5.6%         0.0%         3.4%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   526          680          657          638       |   572          ---          727          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.089      P=0.501      P=0.611      P=0.149    |  P=0.264N     P=0.267N     P=0.527N     P=0.234N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.077      P=0.642      P=0.654      P=0.185    |  P=0.296N     P=0.328N     P=0.524N     P=0.305N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.091      P=0.515      P=0.489      P=0.149    |  P=0.279N     P=0.209N     P=0.484N     P=0.242N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.110                                           |  P=0.275N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500      P=0.477      P=0.159    |               P=0.247N     P=0.492N     P=0.253N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   6
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Islets, Pancreatic                                                                                                               |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  5/50 (10%)   9/50 (18%)   9/48 (19%)  11/50 (22%) |  6/49 (12%)   1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/48 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  20.7%        37.6%        30.6%        44.7%      |  19.6%         4.0%         3.4%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  2/17 (12%)   3/15 (20%)   4/21 (19%)   3/15 (20%) |  5/28 (18%)   1/25 (4%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   526          471          509          611       |   572          735 (T)      727          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.101      P=0.202      P=0.328      P=0.088    |  P=0.023N*    P=0.078N     P=0.073N     P=0.015N*  |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.100      P=0.322      P=0.288      P=0.099    |  P=0.025N*    P=0.092N     P=0.072N     P=0.020N*  |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.107      P=0.205      P=0.192      P=0.077    |  P=0.025N*    P=0.069N     P=0.059N     P=0.019N*  |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.127                                           |  P=0.027N*                                         |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.194      P=0.172      P=0.086    |               P=0.056N     P=0.053N     P=0.014N*  |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung                                                                                                                             |
|     Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    1/48 (2%)    6/50 (12%) |  0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)   10/50 (20%)   9/50 (18%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   2.3%        17.7%         2.4%        28.4%      |   0.0%         3.4%        36.4%        30.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    2/15 (13%)   0/21 (0%)    2/15 (13%) |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    9/26 (35%)   9/30 (30%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   568          589          611          638       |   ---          714          692          735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.042 *    P=0.187      P=0.726N     P=0.056    |  P=0.003 **   P=0.468      P<0.001 **   P=0.003 ** |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.054      P=0.124      P=0.538      P=0.064    |  P=0.003 **   P=0.500      P<0.001 **   P=0.003 ** |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.051      P=0.179      P=0.753      P=0.055    |  P=0.001 **   P=0.480      P<0.001 **   P=0.003 ** |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.055                                           |  P=0.002 **                                        |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.181      P=0.742      P=0.056    |               P=0.495      P<0.001 **   P=0.001 ** |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   7
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung                                                                                                                             |
|     Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    3/48 (6%)    1/50 (2%)  |  0/50 (0%)    2/49 (4%)    6/50 (12%)   6/50 (12%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%        11.3%         6.7%      |   0.0%         8.0%        20.2%        17.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    1/21 (5%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    2/25 (8%)    4/26 (15%)   4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          652          734 (T)   |   ---          735 (T)      694          610       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.355        (e)        P=0.181      P=0.475    |  P=0.033 *    P=0.213      P=0.015 *    P=0.022 *  |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.349        (e)        P=0.192      P=0.475    |  P=0.028 *    P=0.213      P=0.017 *    P=0.016 *  |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.360        (e)        P=0.136      P=0.475    |  P=0.023 *    P=0.213      P=0.015 *    P=0.017 *  |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.382                                           |  P=0.022 *                                         |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)        P=0.114      P=0.500    |               P=0.242      P=0.013 *    P=0.013 *  |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Lung                                                                                                                             |
|     Alveolar/Bronchiolar Carcinoma or Alveolar/Bronchiolar Adenoma                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/50 (2%)    4/50 (8%)    4/48 (8%)    7/50 (14%) |  0/50 (0%)    3/49 (6%)   15/50 (30%)  15/50 (30%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   2.3%        17.7%        13.4%        33.9%      |   0.0%        11.2%        50.6%        46.1%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    2/15 (13%)   1/21 (5%)    3/15 (20%) |  0/28 (0%)    2/25 (8%)   12/26 (46%)  13/30 (43%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   568          589          611          638       |   ---          714          692          610       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.027 *    P=0.187      P=0.263      P=0.030 *  |  P<0.001 **   P=0.101      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 ** |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.033 *    P=0.124      P=0.131      P=0.034 *  |  P<0.001 **   P=0.109      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 ** |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.032 *    P=0.179      P=0.163      P=0.029 *  |  P<0.001 **   P=0.096      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 ** |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.038 *                                         |  P<0.001 **                                        |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.181      P=0.168      P=0.030 *  |               P=0.117      P<0.001 **   P<0.001 ** |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   8
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   5.1%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   572          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.242N     P=0.274N     P=0.258N     P=0.249N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.267N     P=0.314N     P=0.262N     P=0.301N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.227N     P=0.209N     P=0.219N     P=0.214N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.241N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.253N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  3/50 (6%)    2/49 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   5/50 (10%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   8.5%         5.4%        15.9%        15.9%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    2/26 (8%)    4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   638          526          695          693       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.247      P=0.555N     P=0.333      P=0.370    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.205      P=0.438N     P=0.342      P=0.339    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.216      P=0.471N     P=0.341      P=0.342    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.217                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.510N     P=0.357      P=0.357    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE   9
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  5/50 (10%)   2/49 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   5/50 (10%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |  13.2%         5.4%        15.9%        15.9%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    2/26 (8%)    4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   572          526          695          693       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.423      P=0.280N     P=0.589      P=0.621N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.365      P=0.205N     P=0.604      P=0.578    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.390      P=0.182N     P=0.626      P=0.622    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.393                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.226N     P=0.630N     P=0.630N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Fibroadenoma                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    4/50 (8%)  | 22/50 (44%)  22/49 (45%)  20/50 (40%)  27/50 (54%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  17.6%         6.7%         7.6%        21.2%      |  54.6%        67.3%        56.5%        70.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  3/17 (18%)   1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) | 11/28 (39%)  15/25 (60%)  12/26 (46%)  19/30 (63%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      734 (T)      652          611       |   569          610          510          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.199      P=0.346N     P=0.391N     P=0.449    |  P=0.291      P=0.386      P=0.524N     P=0.280    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.383N     P=0.462    |  P=0.170      P=0.303      P=0.481N     P=0.205    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.398N     P=0.475    |  P=0.147      P=0.439      P=0.435N     P=0.182    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.240                                           |  P=0.153                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.309N     P=0.500N     P=0.500    |               P=0.545      P=0.420N     P=0.212    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  10
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Fibroma, Fibroadenoma or Adenoma                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    4/50 (8%)  | 23/50 (46%)  22/49 (45%)  20/50 (40%)  27/50 (54%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  17.6%         6.7%         7.6%        21.2%      |  55.6%        67.3%        56.5%        70.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  3/17 (18%)   1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) | 11/28 (39%)  15/25 (60%)  12/26 (46%)  19/30 (63%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      734 (T)      652          611       |   569          610          510          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.199      P=0.346N     P=0.391N     P=0.449    |  P=0.334      P=0.452      P=0.457N     P=0.343    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.383N     P=0.462    |  P=0.202      P=0.353      P=0.413N     P=0.252    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.398N     P=0.475    |  P=0.179      P=0.535      P=0.349N     P=0.244    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.240                                           |  P=0.186                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.309N     P=0.500N     P=0.500    |               P=0.537N     P=0.343N     P=0.274    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Mammary Gland                                                                                                                    |
|     Fibroma, Fibroadenoma, Carcinoma, or Adenoma                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    4/50 (8%)  | 25/50 (50%)  23/49 (47%)  24/50 (48%)  29/50 (58%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  17.6%         6.7%         7.6%        21.2%      |  59.2%        68.1%        65.0%        74.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  3/17 (18%)   1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) | 12/28 (43%)  15/25 (60%)  14/26 (54%)  20/30 (67%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      734 (T)      652          611       |   569          526          510          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.199      P=0.346N     P=0.391N     P=0.449    |  P=0.324      P=0.511      P=0.528      P=0.348    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.383N     P=0.462    |  P=0.176      P=0.460      P=0.572      P=0.239    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.203      P=0.346N     P=0.398N     P=0.475    |  P=0.160      P=0.527N     P=0.513N     P=0.242    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.240                                           |  P=0.168                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.309N     P=0.500N     P=0.500    |               P=0.459N     P=0.500N     P=0.274    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  11
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Oral Cavity (Oral Mucosa, Tongue, Pharynx, Tooth, Gingiva)                                                                       |
|     Papilloma Squamous or Papilloma                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   3.6%         8.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  1/28 (4%)    2/25 (8%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   735 (T)      735 (T)      ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.208N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.492      P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Oral Cavity (Oral Mucosa, Tongue, Pharynx, Tooth, Gingiva)                                                                       |
|     Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Papilloma Squamous, or Papilloma                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   3.6%         8.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  1/28 (4%)    2/25 (8%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   735 (T)      735 (T)      ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.208N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.492      P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  12
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Oral Mucosa                                                                                                                      |
|     Squamous Cell Papilloma                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   3.6%         8.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  1/28 (4%)    2/25 (8%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |   735 (T)      735 (T)      ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.192N     P=0.460      P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.208N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |               P=0.492      P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pancreas                                                                                                                         |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/48 (4%)    1/50 (2%)  |  0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         0.0%         8.2%         5.3%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    1/21 (5%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          ---          678          693       |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.330        (e)        P=0.291      P=0.511    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.320        (e)        P=0.313      P=0.540    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.332        (e)        P=0.271      P=0.495    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.351                                           |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |                 (e)        P=0.237      P=0.500    |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  13
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Pituitary Gland: Pars Distalis or Unspecified Site                                                                               |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 43/49 (88%)  40/49 (82%)  42/50 (84%)  41/49 (84%) | 40/50 (80%)  39/49 (80%)  38/50 (76%)  40/49 (82%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  97.4%       100.0%        89.3%        95.1%      |  86.8%        95.0%        90.3%        90.8%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           | 15/16 (94%)  15/15 (100%) 16/21 (76%)  13/15 (87%) | 22/28 (79%)  23/25 (92%)  22/26 (85%)  26/30 (87%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          471          467          401       |   569          420          510          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.455      P=0.340N     P=0.121N     P=0.509N   |  P=0.350N     P=0.336      P=0.530      P=0.491N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.484N     P=0.294N     P=0.511N     P=0.392N   |  P=0.483      P=0.319      P=0.524N     P=0.348    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.485N     P=0.269N     P=0.376N     P=0.386N   |  P=0.450      P=0.451      P=0.474N     P=0.449    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.474N                                          |  P=0.450                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.288N     P=0.403N     P=0.387N   |               P=0.579N     P=0.405N     P=0.520    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Prostate                                                                                                                         |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    4/49 (8%)    1/50 (2%)  |                                                    |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   5.9%        10.7%        17.1%         6.7%      |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    3/21 (14%)   1/15 (7%)  |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      680          673          734 (T)   |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.537N     P=0.481      P=0.250      P=0.736    |                                                    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.540N     P=0.537      P=0.262      P=0.736    |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.533N     P=0.508      P=0.251      P=0.736    |                                                    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.500N                                          |                                                    |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500      P=0.175      P=0.753N   |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  14
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Basal Cell Adenoma                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.8%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         3.2%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  2/17 (12%)   0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      ---          ---          ---       |   ---          ---          ---          722       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.246N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.264N   |  P=0.216        (e)          (e)        P=0.494    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.246N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.264N   |  P=0.199        (e)          (e)        P=0.484    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.246N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.264N   |  P=0.217        (e)          (e)        P=0.493    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.242N                                          |  P=0.215                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N   |                 (e)          (e)        P=0.500    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Basal Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Adenoma, Basosquamous Tumor (benign,                                                       |
|     malignant or NOS), or Trichoepithelioma                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.8%         0.0%         0.0%         6.7%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         3.2%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  2/17 (12%)   0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      ---          ---          734 (T)   |   ---          ---          ---          722       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.680N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.545N   |  P=0.216        (e)          (e)        P=0.494    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.680N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.545N   |  P=0.199        (e)          (e)        P=0.484    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.680N     P=0.264N     P=0.191N     P=0.545N   |  P=0.217        (e)          (e)        P=0.493    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.650N                                          |  P=0.215                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.247N     P=0.247N     P=0.500N   |                 (e)          (e)        P=0.500    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  15
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Basal or Sq. Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Basosq. Tumor (M or B), Basal                                                       |
|     Cell Adenoma, Adenoma, Papilloma, Sq Papilloma, Keratoacanthoma, Trichoepithelioma                                          |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  4/50 (8%)    5/50 (10%)   0/50 (0%)    5/50 (10%) |  1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  22.2%        17.8%         0.0%        33.3%      |   3.6%         0.0%         0.0%         3.2%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  3/17 (18%)   1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    5/15 (33%) |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   727          589          ---          734 (T)   |   735 (T)      ---          ---          722       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.406      P=0.493      P=0.040N*    P=0.413    |  P=0.551      P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.756N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.426      P=0.491      P=0.034N*    P=0.441    |  P=0.541      P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.759    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.420      P=0.526      P=0.033N*    P=0.414    |  P=0.538      P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.753    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.458                                           |  P=0.538                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500      P=0.059N     P=0.500    |               P=0.505N     P=0.500N     P=0.753N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Fibroma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         6.3%         7.9%        10.4%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         3.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    1/21 (5%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    1/30 (3%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          722          673          663       |   ---          ---          ---          735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.198      P=0.477      P=0.293      P=0.230    |  P=0.236        (e)          (e)        P=0.514    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.192      P=0.615      P=0.313      P=0.247    |  P=0.236        (e)          (e)        P=0.514    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.204      P=0.500      P=0.272      P=0.230    |  P=0.236        (e)          (e)        P=0.514    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.228                                           |  P=0.215                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500      P=0.247      P=0.247    |                 (e)          (e)        P=0.500    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  16
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Fibroma, Fibrosarcoma, Sarcoma, Myxoma, Myxosarcoma, or Fibrous Histiocytoma                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%) |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%        15.4%         7.9%        25.9%      |   0.0%         0.0%         2.2%         5.5%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    1/30 (3%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          646          673          663       |   ---          ---          568          632       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.033 *    P=0.120      P=0.293      P=0.031 *  |  P=0.098        (e)        P=0.487      P=0.250    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.026 *    P=0.183      P=0.313      P=0.037 *  |  P=0.069        (e)        P=0.443      P=0.196    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.031 *    P=0.126      P=0.272      P=0.028 *  |  P=0.094        (e)        P=0.543      P=0.239    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.044 *                                         |  P=0.085                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.121      P=0.247      P=0.028 *  |                 (e)        P=0.500      P=0.247    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Fibrosarcoma                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    2/50 (4%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         9.8%         3.3%        12.5%      |   0.0%         0.0%         2.2%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          646          673          720       |   ---          ---          568          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.287      P=0.245      P=0.553      P=0.213    |  P=0.781N       (e)        P=0.487        (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.280      P=0.286      P=0.588      P=0.247    |  P=0.801        (e)        P=0.443        (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.294      P=0.246      P=0.509      P=0.217    |  P=0.742N       (e)        P=0.543        (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.318                                           |  P=0.785N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.247    |                 (e)        P=0.500        (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  17
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Fibrosarcoma, Sarcoma, Myxosarcoma, or Fibrous Histiocytoma                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    1/50 (2%)    3/50 (6%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         9.8%         3.3%        16.9%      |   0.0%         0.0%         2.2%         2.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          646          673          692       |   ---          ---          568          632       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.113      P=0.245      P=0.553      P=0.113    |  P=0.316        (e)        P=0.487      P=0.505    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.101      P=0.286      P=0.588      P=0.136    |  P=0.249        (e)        P=0.443      P=0.406    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.113      P=0.246      P=0.509      P=0.109    |  P=0.354        (e)        P=0.543      P=0.527    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.132                                           |  P=0.305                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.247      P=0.500      P=0.121    |                 (e)        P=0.500      P=0.500    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Keratoacanthoma                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.1%        17.8%         0.0%        20.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    3/15 (20%) |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   727          589          ---          734 (T)   |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.602      P=0.231      P=0.196N     P=0.437    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.601N     P=0.223      P=0.171N     P=0.472    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.608N     P=0.227      P=0.183N     P=0.445    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.582N                                          |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.218      P=0.247N     P=0.500    |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  18
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Lipoma                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    1/50 (2%)  |  2/50 (4%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%         6.7%         3.2%         6.7%      |   6.3%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          734 (T)      671          734 (T)   |   709          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.460      P=0.475      P=0.560      P=0.475    |  P=0.238N     P=0.269N     P=0.254N     P=0.242N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.460      P=0.475      P=0.588      P=0.475    |  P=0.240N     P=0.252N     P=0.240N     P=0.241N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.467      P=0.475      P=0.508      P=0.475    |  P=0.241N     P=0.264N     P=0.247N     P=0.245N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.485                                           |  P=0.241N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500      P=0.500      P=0.500    |               P=0.253N     P=0.247N     P=0.247N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Squamous Cell Papilloma, Papilloma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Keratoacanthoma                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)  |  1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.1%        17.8%         0.0%        26.7%      |   3.6%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    4/15 (27%) |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   727          589          ---          734 (T)   |   735 (T)      ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.385      P=0.231      P=0.196N     P=0.272    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.407      P=0.223      P=0.171N     P=0.300    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.400      P=0.227      P=0.183N     P=0.271    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.429                                           |  P=0.473N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.218      P=0.247N     P=0.339    |               P=0.505N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  19
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Skin                                                                                                                             |
|     Squamous Cell Papilloma, Papilloma, or Keratoacanthoma                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  2/50 (4%)    5/50 (10%)   0/50 (0%)    4/50 (8%)  |  1/50 (2%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  11.1%        17.8%         0.0%        26.7%      |   3.6%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    4/15 (27%) |  1/28 (4%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   727          589          ---          734 (T)   |   735 (T)      ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.385      P=0.231      P=0.196N     P=0.272    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.407      P=0.223      P=0.171N     P=0.300    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.400      P=0.227      P=0.183N     P=0.271    |  P=0.456N     P=0.523N     P=0.515N     P=0.486N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.429                                           |  P=0.473N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.218      P=0.247N     P=0.339    |               P=0.505N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Testes                                                                                                                           |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 35/50 (70%)  31/50 (62%)  33/50 (66%)  29/50 (58%) |                                                    |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  94.3%        90.5%        88.7%        92.7%      |                                                    |
|TERMINAL (d)           | 15/17 (88%)  12/15 (80%)  17/21 (81%)  13/15 (87%) |                                                    |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   568          475          534          526       |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.369N     P=0.321N     P=0.093N     P=0.319N   |                                                    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.237N     P=0.160N     P=0.272N     P=0.153N   |                                                    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.236N     P=0.142N     P=0.185N     P=0.145N   |                                                    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.179N                                          |                                                    |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.263N     P=0.415N     P=0.149N   |                                                    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  20
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                                                                                                            |
|     Adenoma                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  4/49 (8%)    2/50 (4%)    3/48 (6%)    4/50 (8%)  |  6/49 (12%)   6/49 (12%)   7/50 (14%)   3/48 (6%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  18.8%        13.3%        12.1%        20.3%      |  21.4%        19.1%        24.5%         8.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  2/17 (12%)   2/15 (13%)   2/21 (10%)   2/15 (13%) |  6/28 (21%)   3/25 (12%)   5/26 (19%)   1/30 (3%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   645          734 (T)      649          586       |   735 (T)      517          722          611       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.391      P=0.358N     P=0.368N     P=0.602    |  P=0.139N     P=0.540      P=0.449      P=0.220N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.393      P=0.286N     P=0.334N     P=0.642N   |  P=0.167N     P=0.505N     P=0.469      P=0.264N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.406      P=0.316N     P=0.426N     P=0.634    |  P=0.177N     P=0.597      P=0.469      P=0.254N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.447                                           |  P=0.184N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.329N     P=0.512N     P=0.631N   |               P=0.620N     P=0.516      P=0.254N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                                                                                                            |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/49 (6%)    3/50 (6%)    4/48 (8%)    3/50 (6%)  |  3/49 (6%)    0/49 (0%)    2/50 (4%)    3/48 (6%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  12.4%        13.6%        13.6%        15.3%      |  10.0%         0.0%         6.5%         9.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    1/21 (5%)    2/15 (13%) |  2/28 (7%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    2/30 (7%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          576          582          562       |   721          ---          709          686       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.569      P=0.647      P=0.597      P=0.631    |  P=0.365      P=0.147N     P=0.528N     P=0.651N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.596N     P=0.614N     P=0.567      P=0.654N   |  P=0.351      P=0.131N     P=0.471N     P=0.641N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.587N     P=0.656N     P=0.479      P=0.655N   |  P=0.340      P=0.140N     P=0.511N     P=0.653    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.582N                                          |  P=0.323                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.651N     P=0.488      P=0.651N   |               P=0.121N     P=0.490N     P=0.651    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  21
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: C-Cell                                                                                                            |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  7/49 (14%)   5/50 (10%)   6/48 (13%)   7/50 (14%) |  9/49 (18%)   6/49 (12%)   9/50 (18%)   6/48 (13%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  29.5%        25.9%        22.3%        34.1%      |  30.7%        19.1%        29.4%        17.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  3/17 (18%)   3/15 (20%)   3/21 (14%)   4/15 (27%) |  8/28 (29%)   3/25 (12%)   5/26 (19%)   3/30 (10%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          576          582          562       |   721          517          709          611       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.394      P=0.408N     P=0.349N     P=0.558    |  P=0.277N     P=0.376N     P=0.543      P=0.263N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.420      P=0.306N     P=0.349N     P=0.606N   |  P=0.320N     P=0.198N     P=0.595      P=0.294N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.430      P=0.353N     P=0.479N     P=0.609    |  P=0.339N     P=0.326N     P=0.578      P=0.303N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.466                                           |  P=0.357N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.365N     P=0.516N     P=0.597N   |               P=0.288N     P=0.584N     P=0.303N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: Follicular Cell                                                                                                   |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/49 (2%)    2/50 (4%)    0/48 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  0/49 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/48 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   5.9%        12.2%         0.0%         0.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      719          ---          ---       |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.217N     P=0.464      P=0.458N     P=0.525N   |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.215N     P=0.537      P=0.458N     P=0.525N   |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.211N     P=0.484      P=0.458N     P=0.525N   |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.208N                                          |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.508      P=0.505N     P=0.495N   |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  22
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Thyroid Gland: Follicular Cell                                                                                                   |
|     Carcinoma or Adenoma                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/49 (2%)    3/50 (6%)    0/48 (0%)    1/50 (2%)  |  0/49 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    1/48 (2%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   5.9%        16.0%         0.0%         6.7%      |   0.0%         2.3%         0.0%         2.4%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  1/17 (6%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   734 (T)      680          ---          734 (T)   |   ---          526          ---          652       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.453N     P=0.288      P=0.458N     P=0.736    |  P=0.468      P=0.479        (e)        P=0.500    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.454N     P=0.384      P=0.458N     P=0.736    |  P=0.410      P=0.846        (e)        P=0.500    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.448N     P=0.309      P=0.458N     P=0.736    |  P=0.525      P=0.610        (e)        P=0.511    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.423N                                          |  P=0.458                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.316      P=0.505N     P=0.747N   |               P=0.500        (e)        P=0.495    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Uterus                                                                                                                           |
|     Polyp Stromal                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |                                                    |  8/50 (16%)   7/49 (14%)  11/50 (22%)   4/50 (8%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |                                                    |  23.9%        20.0%        35.6%        13.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |                                                    |  5/28 (18%)   3/25 (12%)   8/26 (31%)   4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |                                                    |   569          483          600          735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |                                                    |  P=0.113N     P=0.585N     P=0.254      P=0.159N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |                                                    |  P=0.143N     P=0.503N     P=0.221      P=0.193N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |                                                    |  P=0.146N     P=0.467N     P=0.294      P=0.189N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |                                                    |  P=0.144N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                                                    |               P=0.517N     P=0.306      P=0.178N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  23
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Uterus                                                                                                                           |
|     Sarcoma Stromal                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |                                                    |  1/50 (2%)    2/49 (4%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |                                                    |   3.1%         4.4%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |                                                    |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |                                                    |   727          362          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |                                                    |  P=0.209N     P=0.470      P=0.520N     P=0.513N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |                                                    |  P=0.177N     P=0.686      P=0.485N     P=0.516N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |                                                    |  P=0.130N     P=0.646      P=0.510N     P=0.509N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |                                                    |  P=0.208N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                                                    |               P=0.492      P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Uterus                                                                                                                           |
|     Sarcoma Stromal or Polyp Stromal                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |                                                    |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |                                                    |  9/50 (18%)   9/49 (18%)  11/50 (22%)   4/50 (8%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |                                                    |  26.3%        23.6%        35.6%        13.3%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |                                                    |  5/28 (18%)   3/25 (12%)   8/26 (31%)   4/30 (13%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |                                                    |   569          362          600          735 (T)   |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |                                                    |  P=0.059N     P=0.507      P=0.341      P=0.108N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |                                                    |  P=0.069N     P=0.539N     P=0.313      P=0.132N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |                                                    |  P=0.071N     P=0.513N     P=0.387      P=0.126N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |                                                    |  P=0.074N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |                                                    |               P=0.584      P=0.402      P=0.117N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  24
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|Zymbal's Gland                                                                                                                   |
|     Carcinoma                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    2/50 (4%)  |  0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    1/50 (2%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   2.2%         0.0%         0.0%         4.4%      |   0.0%         2.4%         3.4%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   527          ---          ---          401       |   ---          610          727          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.185      P=0.500N     P=0.509N     P=0.492    |  P=0.526N     P=0.486      P=0.480        (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.236      P=0.536N     P=0.500N     P=0.530    |  P=0.573N     P=0.362      P=0.515        (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.201      P=0.497N     P=0.458N     P=0.592    |  P=0.528N     P=0.550      P=0.490        (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.189                                           |  P=0.534N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.500    |               P=0.495      P=0.500        (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Leukemia: Lymphocytic, Monocytic, Mononuclear, or Undifferentiated                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 30/50 (60%)  32/50 (64%)  29/50 (58%)  28/50 (56%) | 15/50 (30%)  16/49 (33%)  19/50 (38%)  10/50 (20%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  77.3%        80.6%        74.9%        75.6%      |  37.4%        41.1%        47.7%        25.6%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  9/17 (53%)   8/15 (53%)  12/21 (57%)   8/15 (53%) |  5/28 (18%)   5/25 (20%)   7/26 (27%)   3/30 (10%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   453          475          435          463       |   385          483          526          470       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.468N     P=0.501      P=0.199N     P=0.507N   |  P=0.107N     P=0.367      P=0.242      P=0.217N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.306N     P=0.509      P=0.571N     P=0.425N   |  P=0.130N     P=0.523      P=0.295      P=0.162N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.313N     P=0.433      P=0.467N     P=0.420N   |  P=0.091N     P=0.529      P=0.273      P=0.166N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.297N                                          |  P=0.095N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.418      P=0.500N     P=0.420N   |               P=0.473      P=0.263      P=0.178N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  25
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Mesothelioma: Benign, Malignant, NOS                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  3/50 (6%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)    2/50 (4%)  |  0/50 (0%)    1/49 (2%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  10.2%        11.1%         6.5%         9.3%      |   0.0%         2.4%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    1/15 (7%)    0/21 (0%)    1/15 (7%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   589          681          649          603       |   ---          610          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.523N     P=0.477N     P=0.397N     P=0.517N   |  P=0.563N     P=0.486        (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.507N     P=0.454N     P=0.523N     P=0.509N   |  P=0.615N     P=0.362        (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.498N     P=0.494N     P=0.507N     P=0.501N   |  P=0.541N     P=0.550        (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.491N                                          |  P=0.575N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.500N     P=0.500N     P=0.500N   |               P=0.495        (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Osteosarcoma                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%        11.4%         0.0%         0.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          631          ---          ---       |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.258N     P=0.146        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.261N     P=0.173        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.257N     P=0.123        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.255N                                          |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.121        (e)          (e)      |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  26
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                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Osteosarcoma or Osteoma                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            |  0/50 (0%)    3/50 (6%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |  0/50 (0%)    0/49 (0%)    0/50 (0%)    0/50 (0%)  |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |   0.0%        11.4%         0.0%         0.0%      |   0.0%         0.0%         0.0%         0.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           |  0/17 (0%)    0/15 (0%)    0/21 (0%)    0/15 (0%)  |  0/28 (0%)    0/25 (0%)    0/26 (0%)    0/30 (0%)  |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   ---          631          ---          ---       |   ---          ---          ---          ---       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.258N     P=0.146        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.261N     P=0.173        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.257N     P=0.123        (e)          (e)      |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.255N                                          |    (e)                                             |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.121        (e)          (e)      |                 (e)          (e)          (e)      |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Benign Tumors                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 48/50 (96%)  46/50 (92%)  47/50 (94%)  48/50 (96%) | 45/50 (90%)  44/49 (90%)  47/50 (94%)  44/50 (88%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  97.9%       100.0%        97.9%       100.0%      |  93.7%        95.6%       100.0%        97.8%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           | 16/17 (94%)  15/15 (100%) 20/21 (95%)  15/15 (100%)| 25/28 (89%)  23/25 (92%)  26/26 (100%) 29/30 (97%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          471          467          401       |   569          420          510          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.317      P=0.419N     P=0.125N     P=0.437    |  P=0.259N     P=0.318      P=0.275      P=0.420N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.410      P=0.361N     P=0.665N     P=0.685N   |  P=0.440N     P=0.439      P=0.125      P=0.601    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.385      P=0.319N     P=0.517N     P=0.687    |  P=0.483N     P=0.566      P=0.248      P=0.636N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.434                                           |  P=0.418N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.339N     P=0.500N     P=0.691N   |               P=0.617N     P=0.357      P=0.500N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  27
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|                       |                       MALES                        |                      FEMALES                       |
|                       |                                                    |                                                    |
|DOSE                   |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |   CONTROL      0.3          1.0          3.0       |
|                       |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |                MG/M3        MG/M3        MG/M3     |
|=================================================================================================================================|
|                                                                                                                                 |
|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Malignant Tumors                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 38/50 (76%)  42/50 (84%)  35/50 (70%)  38/50 (76%) | 25/50 (50%)  23/49 (47%)  32/50 (64%)  27/50 (54%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           |  89.9%        93.1%        78.9%        87.5%      |  58.3%        54.9%        72.0%        65.0%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           | 13/17 (76%)  12/15 (80%)  12/21 (57%)  10/15 (67%) | 11/28 (39%)   8/25 (32%)  14/26 (54%)  16/30 (53%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          408          272          401       |   385          362          355          470       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.490      P=0.386      P=0.115N     P=0.469    |  P=0.472      P=0.513      P=0.129      P=0.464    |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |  P=0.413N     P=0.317      P=0.249N     P=0.565N   |  P=0.296      P=0.380N     P=0.141      P=0.370    |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |  P=0.396N     P=0.241      P=0.329N     P=0.592N   |  P=0.341      P=0.376N     P=0.119      P=0.402    |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |  P=0.395N                                          |  P=0.337                                           |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=0.227      P=0.326N     P=0.592N   |               P=0.459N     P=0.113      P=0.421    |
|=================================================================================================================================|
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|All Organs                                                                                                                       |
|     Malignant and Benign Tumors                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|TUMOR RATES            |    #            #            #            #        |    #            #            #            #        |
|-----------            |                                                    |                                                    |
|OVERALL (a)            | 50/50 (100%) 50/50 (100%) 50/50 (100%) 50/50 (100%)| 48/50 (96%)  47/49 (96%)  50/50 (100%) 46/50 (92%) |
|ADJUSTED (b)           | 100.0%       100.0%       100.0%       100.0%      |  96.0%        95.9%       100.0%        97.9%      |
|TERMINAL (d)           | 17/17 (100%) 15/15 (100%) 21/21 (100%) 15/15 (100%)| 26/28 (93%)  23/25 (92%)  26/26 (100%) 29/30 (97%) |
|FIRST INCIDENCE (DAYS) |   435          408          272          401       |   385          362          355          386       |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|STATISTICAL TESTS (f)  |                                                    |                                                    |
|-----------------------|                                                    |                                                    |
|LIFE TABLE             |  P=0.361      P=0.510N     P=0.146N     P=0.438    |  P=0.216N     P=0.310      P=0.280      P=0.365N   |
|INCIDENTAL TUMOR       |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.224N     P=0.655N     P=0.254      P=0.470N   |
|LOGISTIC REGRESSION    |    (e)          (e)          (e)          (e)      |  P=0.228N     P=0.655N     P=0.254      P=0.450N   |
|COCHRAN-ARMITAGE       |    (e)                                             |  P=0.180N                                          |
|FISHER EXACT           |               P=1.000N     P=1.000N     P=1.000N   |               P=0.684N     P=0.247      P=0.339N   |
|=================================================================================================================================|
         DATE: 07/25/96                     EXPERIMENT: 05156 TEST: 05                                                 PAGE  28
                     STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY TUMORS IN RATS(FISCHER344) -- 1  COBALT SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
                                                 TERMINAL SACRIFICE AT 105 WEEKS
 (a)  Number of tumor-bearing animals / number of animals examined at site.
 (b)  Kaplan-Meier estimated lifetime tumor incidence after adjustment for 
      intercurrent mortality.
 (d)  Observed incidence at terminal kill.
 (f)  Beneath the control incidence are the P-values associated with the trend 
      test.  Beneath the dosed group incidence are the P-values corresponding to 
      pairwise comparisons between the controls and that dosed group.  The life
      table analysis regards tumors in animals dying  prior to terminal kill as
      being (directly or indirectly) the cause of death.  The incidental tumor 
      test regards these lesions as non-fatal.  Logistic regression is an alternative
      method for analyzing the incidence of non-fatal tumors.  The Cochran-Armitage
      and Fisher's exact tests compare directly the overall incidence rates.  
      For all tests, a negative trend is indicated by "N".
 (e)  Value of Statistic cannot be computed. 
 (I)  Interim sacrifice
 (T)  Terminal sacrifice
  #   Tumor rates based on number of animals necropsied.
  *   To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.05).
  **  To the right of any statistical result, indicates significance at (P<=0.01).