[The induction of stomach cancer in monkeys with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine]

Gastric tumors were detected in 2 out of 9 apes following MNNG treatment with a total dose of 800-848 mg/kg (40 mg/kg, thrice a month, 49-50 weeks, via gastric probe). The characteristics, course, symptoms and histologic patterns of the tumors proved comparable with similar neoplasms in humans.