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Cell Therapy: Filling the Gap Between Basic Science and Clinical Trials October 15–17, 2001, Rome, Italy

^a Laboratorio Biochimica Clinica, Istituto Superiore Sanità, Rome, Italy;
^b Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Centro Biotecnologie Avanzate, Genova, Italy;
^c Istituto per la Ricerca contro il Cancro, Torino, Italy

Key Words. Cell therapy • Tissue engineering • Transplantation biology • Stem cells

Anna Rita Migliaccio, Ph.D., Laboratorio Biochimica Clinica, Istituto Superiore Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy. Telephone: 0039-06-49902576; Fax: 0039-06-49387143; e-mail: migliar{at}iss.it

Summarized here, and in forthcoming issues of, are the concepts that emerged at a recent international workshop on cell therapy organized by The Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome in collaboration with Istituto Dermatopatico dell’Immacolata, Rome; Istituto Nazionale Ricerca Cancro-Centro Biotecnologie Avanzate, Genova; and University G. D’Annunzio, Chieti. The meeting intent was to provide an overview of the most recent developments in cell therapy, the future perspectives for these clinical trials, and the regulatory issues they involve, as well as a progress report on the clinical protocols that have been approved up to now in Italy. The meeting included six scientific sessions (Immunotherapy, Epithelium, Osteoregeneration, Hematopoiesis, Future Perspectives, and Overview of the National and International Regulations) and involved lectures from Italian and foreign scientists.