Symposium Summary

The program was divided into 7 sessions: (I) umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) in adults-current results and future directions; (II) infectious disease complications and immune reconstitution after UCBT; (III) approaches to augment the efficacy of UCBT; (IV) collection, processing, banking, thawing, and administration of umbilical cord blood (UCB) units-quality issues; (V) transplantation in children/genetic disorders; (VI) multipotent stem cells and regenerative medicine; and (VII) accreditation issues and the report from the Institute of Medicine. The following comments emphasize significant aspects of selected presentations. Further details are provided in the abstracts that follow.