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Table 11.6b
Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1992 to 2001
Recipients with Heart Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Functioning Graft at Discharge 1,971 2,068 2,158 2,167 2,133 2,077 2,131 1,942 1,988 2,018
With Immunosuppression Info 1,970 2,064 2,132 2,096 1,834 2,046 2,080 1,855 1,930 1,901
Corticosteroids Category Usage 96.4% 96.5% 96.6% 95.1% 96.2% 95.6% 95.8% 95.7% 94.0% 96.8%
Prednisone 96.0% 96.0% 93.8% 94.5% 95.1% 94.2% 94.7% 94.3% 92.7% 93.8%
Methylprednisolone 6.9% 6.0% 34.3% 10.1% 9.4% 9.5% 8.3% 8.3% 5.4% 8.5%
Cyclosporine Category Usage 97.7% 97.6% 95.1% 85.1% 80.2% 87.8% 86.0% 82.4% 81.0% 71.2%
Cyclosporin 97.7% 97.3% 91.0% 72.0% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Sandimmmune 0.2% 0.7% 4.2% 10.8% 22.6% 18.2% 16.8% 11.5% 8.3% 4.5%
Neoral 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 4.4% 57.6% 71.3% 72.5% 73.0% 73.0% 59.1%
Gengraf 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 8.4%
Eon 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Tacrolimus Category Usage 0.9% 0.6% 1.6% 4.3% 7.3% 9.9% 11.7% 14.1% 16.3% 29.2%
FK506 0.9% 0.6% 1.6% 4.3% 7.3% 9.9% 11.7% 14.1% 16.3% 29.2%
Antimetabolites Category Usage 95.2% 96.1% 95.1% 90.6% 91.2% 91.2% 92.2% 82.4% 88.6% 91.2%
Azathioprine 95.2% 95.6% 93.7% 87.2% 79.1% 63.7% 49.9% 31.0% 19.9% 14.6%
Mycophenolate mofetil 0.0% 0.6% 4.4% 5.7% 14.1% 31.7% 49.0% 53.7% 70.3% 78.8%
Other Category Usage 1.1% 0.8% 0.6% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 3.5% 4.9%
Rapamycin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 2.6% 4.4%
Cytoxan 1.1% 0.8% 0.6% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% 0.5%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.
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.


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