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Table 13.6b

Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1992 to 2001

Recipients with Heart-Lung Transplants

		Year of Transplant
		1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Functioning Graft at Discharge		37	48	56	60	28	40	33	36	36	21
With Immunosuppression Info		37	48	54	60	25	37	31	35	35	20
Corticosteroids	Category Usage	91.9%	91.7%	98.1%	96.7%	88.0%	94.6%	90.3%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Prednisone	91.9%	91.7%	96.3%	96.7%	88.0%	94.6%	87.1%	97.1%	97.1%	95.0%
	Methylprednisolone	8.1%	10.4%	44.4%	5.0%	8.0%	2.7%	12.9%	25.7%	5.7%	20.0%
Cyclosporine	Category Usage	75.7%	85.4%	90.7%	75.0%	64.0%	70.3%	71.0%	62.9%	80.0%	75.0%
	Cyclosporin	75.7%	85.4%	88.9%	73.3%	4.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Sandimmmune	0.0%	0.0%	1.9%	1.7%	12.0%	5.4%	12.9%	17.1%	8.6%	10.0%
	Neoral	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	48.0%	64.9%	61.3%	51.4%	71.4%	65.0%
	Gengraf	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.9%	5.0%
Tacrolimus	Category Usage	21.6%	12.5%	1.9%	13.3%	20.0%	32.4%	32.3%	40.0%	31.4%	20.0%
Tacrolimus	FK506	21.6%	12.5%	1.9%	13.3%	20.0%	32.4%	32.3%	40.0%	31.4%	20.0%
Antimetabolites	Category Usage	94.6%	93.8%	96.3%	95.0%	88.0%	94.6%	83.9%	82.9%	91.4%	95.0%
	Azathioprine	94.6%	93.8%	96.3%	95.0%	68.0%	75.7%	51.6%	37.1%	48.6%	45.0%
	Mycophenolate mofetil	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.7%	24.0%	21.6%	38.7%	51.4%	51.4%	50.0%
Other	Category Usage	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other	Cytoxan	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 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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