Table 9.6b

Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1993 to 2002

Recipients with Liver Transplants

		Year of Transplant
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Functioning Graft at Discharge		2,798	3,062	3,346	3,438	3,582	3,932	4,089	4,321	4,574	4,797
With Immunosuppression Info		2,795	3,052	3,311	3,312	3,418	3,719	3,897	4,276	4,550	4,702
Corticosteroids	Category Usage	95.2%	90.8%	88.3%	92.1%	95.1%	94.8%	93.1%	91.8%	90.1%	90.2%
	Steroids	95.2%	90.8%	88.3%	92.1%	95.1%	94.8%	93.1%	91.8%	90.1%	90.2%
Cyclosporine	Category Usage	83.2%	64.4%	47.1%	41.0%	38.4%	31.2%	25.9%	18.6%	11.9%	10.3%
	Cyclosporin	83.0%	62.3%	39.7%	5.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Sandimmmune	1.8%	2.2%	3.1%	6.8%	4.3%	4.0%	3.8%	3.1%	1.3%	1.1%
	Neoral	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%	30.4%	34.9%	27.4%	22.3%	15.6%	9.7%	7.5%
	Gengraf	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.7%	1.5%
	Eon	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Tacrolimus	Category Usage	17.7%	30.7%	47.4%	55.5%	58.9%	66.9%	71.5%	76.4%	83.0%	86.7%
	FK506	17.7%	30.7%	47.4%	55.5%	58.9%	66.9%	71.5%	76.4%	83.0%	86.7%
Antimetabolites	Category Usage	58.8%	47.9%	41.8%	48.7%	43.3%	41.9%	44.5%	48.3%	50.6%	51.3%
	Azathioprine	58.4%	47.1%	35.9%	26.2%	19.0%	11.6%	7.5%	4.9%	3.0%	3.6%
	Mycophenolate mofetil	0.6%	0.9%	6.3%	23.1%	26.8%	30.9%	37.4%	43.6%	47.7%	47.7%
Other	Category Usage	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	1.0%	0.6%	9.5%	9.9%	6.6%
	Rapamycin	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.5%	9.4%	9.8%	6.6%
	Cytoxan	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

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.