Table 13.6e

Immunosuppression Use for Maintenance

Prior to Discharge, 1997 to 2006

Recipients with Heart-Lung Transplants

  Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Functioning Graft at Discharge 40 31 34 33 21 22 17 35 29 24
With Immunosuppression Info 38 29 33 33 21 22 17 35 29 24
Corticosteroids Any in Category 94.7% 89.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Steroids 94.7% 89.7% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.1% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cyclosporine Any in Category 71.1% 72.4% 66.7% 81.8% 71.4% 59.1% 47.1% 37.1% 48.3% 29.2%
Sandimmmune 7.9% 10.3% 18.2% 6.1% 9.5% 13.6% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Neoral 63.2% 62.1% 48.5% 72.7% 57.1% 40.9% 23.5% 22.9% 31.0% 12.5%
Gengraf 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 4.8% 4.5% 17.6% 14.3% 13.8% 16.7%
Eon 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 0.0%
Tacrolimus Any in Category 34.2% 27.6% 39.4% 27.3% 23.8% 45.5% 52.9% 65.7% 55.2% 75.0%
Tacrolimus 34.2% 27.6% 39.4% 27.3% 23.8% 45.5% 52.9% 65.7% 55.2% 75.0%
Antimetabolites Any in Category 94.7% 82.8% 84.8% 93.9% 95.2% 95.5% 82.4% 82.9% 96.6% 91.7%
Mycophenolate Mofetil 18.4% 34.5% 48.5% 45.5% 52.4% 40.9% 29.4% 54.3% 55.2% 70.8%
Azathioprine 76.3% 48.3% 36.4% 48.5% 42.9% 54.5% 52.9% 28.6% 41.4% 20.8%
mTOR Inhibitors Any in Category 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Sirolimus 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Everolimus 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 May 1, 2007.

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.