Carcinogenicity of vinylethylnitrosamine in Syrian golden hamsters

Syrian golden hamsters received weekly s.c. doses of 5.0, 2.5, 1.25 or 0.63 mg/kg b.w. vinylethylnitrosamine (VEN). As dose levels increased, average survival time decreased, tumor multiplicity increased as did the total tumor rate which was between 50% and 100%. The main target of VEN effect was the respiratory tract where a positive dose-response relationship was established for neoplastic growth.