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Table 5.6e

Immunosuppression Use for Maintenance

Prior to Discharge, 2000 to 2009

Recipients with Kidney Transplants

  Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Functioning Graft at Discharge 13,116 13,823 14,324 14,691 15,543 16,012 16,670 16,260 16,129 16,485
With Immunosuppression Info 12,897 13,798 14,260 14,619 15,411 15,793 16,470 16,027 16,037 16,293
Corticosteroids Any in Category 95.7% 93.6% 91.2% 84.7% 77.3% 73.0% 67.7% 66.0% 66.2% 66.9%
Steroids 95.7% 93.6% 91.2% 84.7% 77.3% 73.0% 67.7% 66.0% 66.2% 66.9%
Cyclosporine Any in Category 51.0% 37.5% 29.8% 25.8% 21.1% 14.8% 11.9% 10.3% 7.5% 5.7%
Cyclosporin 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Sandimmmune 3.1% 2.5% 1.4% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Neoral 47.0% 30.2% 21.7% 19.2% 14.4% 9.6% 7.7% 7.2% 5.4% 3.7%
Gengraf 0.9% 4.7% 6.5% 5.7% 5.8% 4.5% 3.6% 2.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Eon 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Tacrolimus Any in Category 44.1% 56.3% 63.8% 66.8% 72.0% 78.9% 82.8% 85.9% 88.4% 90.1%
Tacrolimus 44.1% 56.3% 63.8% 66.8% 72.0% 78.9% 82.5% 85.4% 87.9% 89.7%
Everolimus 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Antimetabolites Any in Category 80.3% 79.7% 82.2% 82.8% 83.8% 87.7% 88.8% 92.1% 93.4% 92.3%
Mycophenolate Mofetil 74.8% 75.5% 79.4% 80.4% 80.9% 82.0% 75.9% 75.0% 74.1% 69.3%
Mycophenolate Sodium 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% 1.6% 5.0% 12.0% 16.5% 18.6% 22.4%
Azathioprine 5.3% 4.1% 2.3% 1.8% 1.3% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6%
Leflunomide 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cytoxan 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
mTOR Inhibitors Any in Category 13.2% 17.3% 15.5% 15.7% 12.6% 9.4% 8.7% 5.2% 4.1% 2.9%
Sirolimus 13.0% 17.2% 14.9% 15.7% 12.4% 9.1% 8.2% 4.8% 4.1% 2.9%
Everolimus 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 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.