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Table 9.6b
Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1992 to 2001
Recipients with Liver Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Functioning Graft at Discharge 2,451 2,798 3,062 3,343 3,438 3,581 3,934 4,085 4,325 4,614
With Immunosuppression Info 2,450 2,793 3,043 3,300 3,291 3,382 3,650 3,769 4,167 4,394
Corticosteroids Category Usage 93.6% 95.2% 90.7% 87.7% 90.2% 94.3% 94.4% 92.5% 90.0% 88.5%
Prednisone 92.4% 93.9% 85.6% 81.4% 81.8% 87.9% 90.8% 88.6% 84.6% 82.1%
Methylprednisolone 14.5% 13.2% 10.3% 9.7% 13.6% 9.6% 8.8% 9.2% 9.5% 8.9%
Cyclosporine Category Usage 81.6% 83.2% 64.5% 47.2% 41.2% 38.5% 31.6% 26.5% 19.0% 11.9%
Cyclosporin 81.6% 83.0% 62.4% 39.8% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sandimmmune 0.7% 1.1% 1.8% 3.0% 6.8% 4.4% 4.1% 3.9% 3.1% 1.4%
Neoral 0.1% 0.0% 1.3% 5.8% 30.6% 34.9% 27.8% 22.8% 16.0% 9.5%
Gengraf 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Eon 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Tacrolimus Category Usage 18.7% 17.6% 30.5% 46.8% 55.2% 58.7% 66.4% 71.0% 75.9% 83.0%
FK506 18.7% 17.6% 30.5% 46.8% 55.2% 58.7% 66.4% 71.0% 75.9% 83.0%
Antimetabolites Category Usage 56.3% 58.7% 48.0% 41.4% 48.7% 43.2% 41.8% 45.2% 48.7% 50.9%
Azathioprine 56.3% 58.3% 47.2% 35.5% 26.2% 18.9% 11.2% 7.3% 4.9% 3.1%
Mycophenolate mofetil 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% 6.3% 23.1% 26.6% 31.3% 38.4% 44.0% 47.9%
Other Category Usage 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 1.0% 0.6% 9.7% 9.9%
Rapamycin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% 9.6% 9.7%
Cytoxan 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

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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