Table 7.6a

Immunosuppression Use for Induction, 1994 to 2003

Recipients with Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Transplants 54 67 113 130 157 221 303 307 377 343
Tx With Immunosuppression Info 54 67 109 129 153 218 297 305 374 333
No Induction Drugs Recorded 79.6% 52.2% 28.4% 26.4% 37.3% 33.5% 33.0% 25.6% 27.5% 26.1%
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 1.9% 7.5% 45.9% 48.1% 19.6% 8.3% 1.7% 0.3% 2.4% 0.6%
OKT3 18.5% 40.3% 29.4% 24.8% 15.0% 8.7% 3.0% 0.7% 1.3% 0.9%
Thymoglobulin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 30.3% 37.4% 50.2% 51.6% 51.1%
Zenapax 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 26.1% 36.7% 32.7% 33.1% 25.1% 9.3%
Simulect 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 9.8% 10.6% 17.2% 13.1% 8.3% 8.1%
Campath 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13.2%

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

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