Table 10.6e

Immunosuppression Use for Maintenance

Prior to Discharge, 1995 to 2004

Recipients with Intestine Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Functioning Graft at Discharge 33 35 45 47 49 60 87 89 103 130
With Immunosuppression Info 31 24 44 47 49 60 87 89 103 126
Corticosteroids Any in Category 93.5% 100.0% 97.7% 100.0% 93.9% 96.7% 79.3% 64.0% 67.0% 73.8%
Steroids 93.5% 100.0% 97.7% 100.0% 93.9% 96.7% 79.3% 64.0% 67.0% 73.8%
Cyclosporine Any in Category 6.5% 0.0% 2.3% 8.5% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Cyclosporin 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sandimmmune 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Neoral 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 4.3% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Tacrolimus Any in Category 93.5% 91.7% 95.5% 91.5% 95.9% 95.0% 98.9% 95.5% 93.2% 97.6%
Tacrolimus 93.5% 91.7% 95.5% 91.5% 95.9% 95.0% 98.9% 95.5% 93.2% 97.6%
Antimetabolites Any in Category 32.3% 58.3% 52.3% 36.2% 24.5% 21.7% 10.3% 12.4% 8.7% 8.7%
Mycophenolate Mofetil 6.5% 37.5% 40.9% 29.8% 18.4% 15.0% 3.4% 12.4% 8.7% 8.7%
Azathioprine 22.6% 20.8% 11.4% 6.4% 6.1% 6.7% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cytoxan 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
mTOR Inhibitors Any in Category 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 40.0% 21.8% 19.1% 5.8% 11.9%
Sirolimus 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 40.0% 21.8% 19.1% 5.8% 11.9%
Everolimus 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

Individual drug percentages will not necessarily add up to the drug category percentages, as patients maybe prescribed more than one drug within the same category.