Table 7.6a

Immunosuppression Use for Induction, 1993 to 2002

Recipients with Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Transplants 61 55 67 113 130 157 222 303 307 377
Tx With Immunosuppression Info 61 55 66 107 129 153 217 296 294 363
No Induction Drugs Recorded 100.0% 76.4% 51.5% 29.0% 26.4% 37.3% 32.7% 32.8% 23.5% 27.5%
Drugs 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - - - - -
ALG
ATG - 1.8% 6.1% 44.9% 45.7% 18.3% 7.8% 1.7% 0.3% 2.5%
NRATG/NRATS - - - 0.9% 2.3% 1.3% 0.5% - - -
OKT3 0.0% 21.8% 42.4% 29.0% 24.8% 15.0% 9.2% 3.0% 0.7% 1.4%
Thymoglobulin - - - - - 0.7% 30.4% 37.5% 51.4% 51.2%
Zenapax - - - - - 26.1% 37.3% 32.8% 34.4% 25.9%
Simulect 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 9.8% 10.6% 17.2% 13.6% 8.3%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(-) = Drug not used anytime during the year.

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