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Table 12.6e

Immunosuppression Use for Maintenance

Prior to Discharge, 2000 to 2009

Recipients with Lung Transplants

  Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Functioning Graft at Discharge 859 951 947 1,013 1,107 1,284 1,299 1,359 1,369 1,552
With Immunosuppression Info 855 948 942 1,009 1,097 1,268 1,293 1,337 1,357 1,547
Corticosteroids Any in Category 97.8% 98.9% 98.6% 94.4% 97.2% 97.9% 97.5% 95.4% 98.2% 98.2%
Steroids 97.8% 98.9% 98.6% 94.4% 97.2% 97.9% 97.5% 95.4% 98.2% 98.2%
Cyclosporine Any in Category 61.9% 52.1% 42.5% 34.6% 29.7% 22.2% 16.2% 10.4% 8.5% 7.8%
Cyclosporin 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.1%
Sandimmmune 6.9% 5.7% 4.5% 4.8% 2.1% 1.7% 1.6% 0.7% 0.7% 1.4%
Neoral 53.9% 39.3% 31.0% 23.0% 20.4% 15.0% 9.4% 7.2% 6.0% 5.0%
Gengraf 1.1% 6.2% 6.7% 6.5% 6.7% 4.8% 4.2% 1.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Eon 0.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Tacrolimus Any in Category 38.2% 49.4% 57.2% 65.4% 69.9% 76.2% 82.6% 88.1% 90.4% 89.3%
Tacrolimus 38.2% 49.4% 57.2% 65.4% 69.9% 76.2% 82.5% 87.2% 89.2% 88.8%
Everolimus 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.9% 1.2% 0.5%
Antimetabolites Any in Category 93.7% 91.8% 91.1% 89.6% 90.6% 92.0% 92.7% 92.3% 91.5% 87.8%
Mycophenolate Mofetil 35.7% 41.4% 45.1% 43.5% 46.8% 51.7% 51.9% 54.5% 54.5% 50.9%
Mycophenolate Sodium 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% 6.4% 8.7% 7.4%
Azathioprine 57.8% 50.2% 45.8% 46.1% 43.8% 38.2% 38.4% 31.4% 28.3% 29.5%
Leflunomide 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cytoxan 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
mTOR Inhibitors Any in Category 2.7% 4.2% 1.9% 1.1% 1.3% 0.6% 1.7% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Sirolimus 2.7% 4.2% 1.9% 1.1% 1.3% 0.6% 1.7% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
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 October 1, 2010.

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.