Ciba Ritalin "weak signal" of carcinogenicity in rodent studies subject of Jan. 11 "Dear Doctor" letter.
Executive Summary
CIBA-GEIGY RITALIN "WEAK SIGNAL" OF CARCINOGENICITY is the subject of a "Dear Doctor" letter mailed by the company Jan. 11. Requested by FDA and based on a report on a pair of two-year rodent studies of methylphenidate in rats and mice by the National Toxicology Program, the letter states that one study in B6C3F1 mice showed "an increase in hepatocellular adenomas (benign tumors) and, in males only, an increase in hepatoblastomas (rare malignant tumors)."
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