Table 6.6a

Immunosuppression Use for Induction, 1994 to 2003

Recipients with Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Transplants 40 41 53 79 88 137 135 165 177 159
Tx With Immunosuppression Info 40 41 50 77 80 133 127 157 159 130
No Induction Drugs Recorded 70.0% 41.5% 34.0% 41.6% 41.3% 36.8% 30.7% 38.2% 32.1% 20.8%
Drugs 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
ALG
ATG/NRATG/NRATS 0.0% 12.2% 22.0% 18.2% 15.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
OKT3 30.0% 46.3% 44.0% 39.0% 22.5% 7.5% 4.7% 3.2% 2.5% 0.0%
Thymoglobulin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 30.1% 48.0% 50.3% 58.5% 35.4%
Zenapax 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 31.3% 30.8% 43.3% 35.0% 34.0% 10.0%
Simulect 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 11.3% 9.4% 3.2% 4.4% 7.7%
Campath 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 35.4%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

Induction drugs include any reported antilymphocyte antibodies and antibodies directed against lymphocyte receptors.