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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-01931-0031-0000-0
Chemical Name: Cyclophosphamide
CASRN: 50-18-0
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: G40430
Study Result: Positive


Table Instructions and Notes:
Studies are indicated to be "Nontoxic" when the observed reductions in relative total growth did not indicate that the maximum tolerated dose was achieved.

Nonactivation Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
94 103 133 47 45
    97 106 126 44
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
313         
109 89 140 43 37
    96 83 90 31
 
625         
88 79 127 48 47
    89 85 122 46
 
1250         
80# 69 114 47 63
    89 73 210 79
 
2500         
95 60 352 124 135*
    77 63 338 147
 
5000         
45 17 743 548 457*
    61 23 663 365
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
87 69 955 365 375*
    73# 54 840 384
Negative Control Negative (Not Specified)
 0         
114# 102 78 23 24*
    94 89 74 26

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
87# 95 96 37 40
    79 93 104 44
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
313         
92 190 76 27 33
    92 189 108 39
 
625         
102 167 105 34 32
    84# 149 76.5 31
 
1250         
89 128 180 68 74*
    65 98 156 80
 
2500         
84 101 293 117 109*
    84 125 256 102
 
5000         
84 52 641 254 336*
    36 20 455 417
 
9999.9       
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
65 29 1285 659 660*
    65 29 1279 661
Negative Control Negative (Not Specified)
 0         
86 109 112 44 35*
    105 103 83 26

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
102 88 63 21 15
    96 102 36 13
    95 98 43 15
    91 112 31 11
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
313         
102 100 75 25 28*
    105 68 97 31
 
625         
88 94 87 33 27*
    102 94 64 21
 
1250         
75 72 109 49 51*
    89 66 140 53
 
2500         
75 50 212 95 105*
    86 50 298 115
 
4000         
76 27 332 146 165*
    70# 19 390 185
 
5000         
42 9 370 294 306*
    47 9 449 318
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
65 61 572 295 288*
    82 61 711 289
    86 66 723 279

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
93 115 105 38 47
    80 83 135 56
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
 0.39      
86 64 113 44 47
    94# 37 141 50
 
1.56      
61 65 129 70 78*
    64 85 167 87
 
3.13      
72 65 302 141 131*
    48# 48 175.5 121
 
6.25      
28 17 234 280 254*
    40# 16 269 227
 
12.5       
6r 2 80 457
    7r 1 136 618
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
68 40 386 190 189*
    68 39 383 188
Negative Control Negative (Not Specified)
 0         
91 97 103 38 39*
    82 105 100 41

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
79 102 90 38 42
    104 98 142 46
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
 0.78      
89# 84 176 66 67
    86 79 173 67
 
1.56      
67# 58 235 117 124*
    64 75 250 131
 
3.13      
65 59 340 175 190*
    52 47 323 205
 
6.25      
33# 19 354 363 319*
    39 27 321 276
 
12.5       
5r 1 65 433
    4r 1 49 392
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
82# 50 423 173 172*
    75 39 384 171
Negative Control Negative (Not Specified)
 0         
98 96 135 46 39*
    92 103 86 31

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
109 85 66 20 19
    106 115 56 18
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
1         
74 51 158 71 76*
    47 34 114 82
 
2         
45 30 191 142 146*
    40 29 180 151
 
3         
39 14 313 265 242*
    37 17 243 218
 
4         
35 9 279 266 289*
    25 7 232 311
 
6         
19 2 226 407
    11r 1 139 415
 
8         
    4r 0 42 350
 
10         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
53 22 454 284 305*
    58 20 564 325
    50 24 464 307

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
105 100 117 37 36
    79 103 73 31
    100 103 117 39
    87 94 96 37
Test Chemical Cyclophosphamide
1         
52 60 138 88 83*
    69 59 162 79
 
2         
34 21 144 143 132*
    54 25 197 121
 
3         
17 6 150 291 266*
    24 8 170 241
 
4         
6r 2 43 226
    9r 2 47 184
 
6         
1r 0 40 1333
    3r 0 17 212
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
40 22 392 324 306*
    44 25 405 305
    55 25 473 288

Footnotes:
Asterisks(*) indicate significant responses.
r = rejected value due to quality control criteria
# = reduced sample size because of the loss of one culture dish due to contamination