Table 7.6b

Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1993 to 2002

Recipients with Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Transplants

		Year of Transplant
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Functioning Graft at Discharge		50	46	60	97	114	140	207	276	290	340
With Immunosuppression Info		50	46	59	91	113	137	202	274	278	328
Corticosteroids	Category Usage	0.0%	26.1%	20.3%	85.7%	94.7%	98.5%	89.6%	95.6%	92.4%	88.7%
	Steroids	0.0%	26.1%	20.3%	85.7%	94.7%	98.5%	89.6%	95.6%	92.4%	88.7%
Cyclosporine	Category Usage	100.0%	76.1%	37.3%	33.0%	20.4%	25.5%	13.9%	13.9%	9.7%	11.6%
	Cyclosporin	100.0%	76.1%	35.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Sandimmmune	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%	11.0%	3.5%	3.6%	2.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.6%
	Neoral	0.0%	2.2%	1.7%	22.0%	16.8%	21.9%	11.4%	12.0%	8.3%	9.1%
	Gengraf	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%	1.8%
Tacrolimus	Category Usage	0.0%	21.7%	52.5%	48.4%	78.8%	75.2%	83.7%	85.0%	90.6%	86.0%
	FK506	0.0%	21.7%	52.5%	48.4%	78.8%	75.2%	83.7%	85.0%	90.6%	86.0%
Antimetabolites	Category Usage	100.0%	91.3%	88.1%	90.1%	92.9%	90.5%	84.7%	82.1%	75.9%	73.8%
	Azathioprine	100.0%	91.3%	78.0%	11.0%	1.8%	4.4%	3.5%	1.8%	1.4%	0.3%
	Mycophenolate mofetil	0.0%	0.0%	11.9%	80.2%	92.0%	87.6%	82.2%	80.3%	74.5%	73.5%
Other	Category Usage	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%	1.5%	8.4%	21.2%	18.6%
	Rapamycin	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%	1.5%	8.4%	21.2%	18.6%
	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, 2003.

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.