Table 10.6a

Immunosuppression Use for Induction, 1994 to 2003

Recipients with Intestine Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Transplants 23 46 45 68 70 73 81 111 107 116
Tx With Immunosuppression Info 23 43 34 66 69 71 79 111 106 116
No Induction Drugs Recorded 82.6% 93.0% 85.3% 92.4% 59.4% 39.4% 30.4% 43.2% 42.5% 25.9%
Drugs 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
ALG
ATG/NRATG/NRATS 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.9% 1.7%
OKT3 17.4% 7.0% 11.8% 4.5% 2.9% 9.9% 5.1% 7.2% 1.9% 1.7%
Thymoglobulin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 12.6% 31.1% 45.7%
Zenapax 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 36.2% 49.3% 55.7% 23.4% 10.4% 16.4%
Simulect 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% 12.7% 13.5% 13.2% 1.7%
Campath 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.6%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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