Table 8.6b

Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1994 to 2003

Recipients with Kidney-Pancreas Transplants

		Year of Transplant
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Functioning Graft at Discharge		707	884	829	817	928	902	883	857	876	842
With Immunosuppression Info		707	883	829	817	928	902	881	856	875	824
Corticosteroids	Category Usage	89.5%	94.7%	98.1%	97.8%	97.5%	97.9%	97.0%	93.2%	89.5%	83.5%
	Steroids	89.5%	94.7%	98.1%	97.8%	97.5%	97.9%	97.0%	93.2%	89.5%	83.5%
Cyclosporine	Category Usage	87.8%	60.0%	59.6%	47.7%	31.5%	23.3%	19.0%	13.6%	9.8%	9.1%
	Cyclosporin	86.6%	54.2%	5.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Sandimmmune	3.8%	5.3%	8.4%	6.4%	3.2%	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%
	Neoral	0.3%	8.3%	51.6%	43.3%	29.5%	21.8%	16.9%	11.0%	6.9%	7.4%
	Gengraf	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.8%	2.2%	1.9%	1.6%
	Eon	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%
Tacrolimus	Category Usage	16.8%	37.7%	42.1%	56.5%	69.6%	75.3%	82.2%	86.8%	90.5%	83.7%
	FK506	16.8%	37.7%	42.1%	56.5%	69.6%	75.3%	82.2%	86.8%	90.5%	83.7%
Antimetabolites	Category Usage	98.9%	90.3%	92.6%	94.1%	94.9%	92.9%	84.9%	79.8%	82.1%	82.4%
	Azathioprine	98.9%	68.1%	24.5%	9.7%	7.8%	3.3%	2.5%	0.9%	1.0%	1.1%
	Mycophenolate mofetil	0.0%	25.5%	74.8%	89.6%	92.0%	91.7%	83.2%	79.2%	81.1%	81.7%
	Cytoxan	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other	Category Usage	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%	0.9%	13.1%	21.5%	18.9%	19.5%
	Rapamycin	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%	0.9%	13.1%	21.5%	18.9%	19.5%

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

Individual drug percentages will not necessarily add up to the drug category percentages, as patients may

be prescribed more than one drug within the same category.