Table 6.6b

Immunosuppression Used for Maintenance Prior to Discharge, 1994 to 2003

Recipients with Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Transplants

		Year of Transplant
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Functioning Graft at Discharge		35	36	45	68	75	126	115	150	164	145
With Immunosuppression Info		35	36	42	67	68	124	113	143	150	118
Corticosteroids	Category Usage	40.0%	25.0%	81.0%	95.5%	97.1%	71.8%	82.3%	81.1%	75.3%	61.9%
	Steroids	40.0%	25.0%	81.0%	95.5%	97.1%	71.8%	82.3%	81.1%	75.3%	61.9%
Cyclosporine	Category Usage	57.1%	36.1%	14.3%	9.0%	5.9%	2.4%	4.4%	4.2%	4.0%	2.5%
	Cyclosporin	57.1%	27.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	Sandimmmune	0.0%	0.0%	2.4%	4.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	1.4%	0.0%	0.0%
	Neoral	2.9%	8.3%	11.9%	4.5%	4.4%	2.4%	4.4%	2.8%	4.0%	2.5%
Tacrolimus	Category Usage	45.7%	58.3%	83.3%	85.1%	92.6%	95.2%	92.0%	93.7%	95.3%	80.5%
	FK506	45.7%	58.3%	83.3%	85.1%	92.6%	95.2%	92.0%	93.7%	95.3%	80.5%
Antimetabolites	Category Usage	100.0%	80.6%	95.2%	94.0%	88.2%	63.7%	69.9%	64.3%	66.0%	71.2%
	Azathioprine	100.0%	58.3%	14.3%	4.5%	5.9%	0.0%	1.8%	0.7%	1.3%	0.0%
	Mycophenolate mofetil	0.0%	19.4%	81.0%	89.6%	83.8%	63.7%	68.1%	63.6%	64.7%	71.2%
	Cytoxan	0.0%	2.8%	2.4%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other	Category Usage	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	8.8%	11.2%	15.3%	21.2%
	Rapamycin	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	8.8%	11.2%	15.3%	21.2%

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

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.