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Table 11.6a

Immunosuppression Use for Induction, 1999 to 2008

Recipients with Heart Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Transplants 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,015 2,125 2,193 2,209 2,163
With Immunosuppression Info 2,138 2,148 2,152 2,119 2,024 1,974 2,056 2,120 2,152 2,110
Induction Drugs 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
ALG
Atgam/NRATG/NRATS 12.0% 9.4% 7.7% 7.0% 7.9% 7.2% 6.9% 4.7% 4.2% 6.5%
OKT3 11.1% 8.7% 8.6% 5.4% 4.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 1.4%
Thymoglobulin 2.5% 6.9% 10.7% 16.2% 12.9% 15.7% 14.7% 18.2% 19.1% 18.1%
Zenapax 7.2% 8.8% 13.4% 11.4% 14.6% 15.7% 15.6% 14.5% 12.8% 11.1%
Simulect 2.5% 5.1% 5.2% 7.0% 9.3% 10.2% 13.6% 15.0% 14.3% 14.0%
Campath 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.9% 0.7% 1.7% 2.6% 3.4%
No Induction Drugs Recorded 65.7% 62.8% 56.4% 55.1% 52.9% 52.9% 47.8% 45.2% 46.0% 47.7%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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



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