SEATTLE, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) today announced that management will present at the following investor conferences in May. Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference The New York Palace Hotel Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:20 a.m. ET Deutsche Bank Securities 34th Annual Healthcare Conference InterContinental Boston Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:35 p.m. ET Leerink Swann Novel Cancer Therapeutics: Oncology Roundtable The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:30 a.m. ET The presentations will be audio webcast live and available for replay from Dendreon's website, http://www.dendreon.com/. Dendreon Corporation is a biotechnology company whose mission is to target cancer and transform lives through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics. The Company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response. Dendreon is also developing an orally-available small molecule that targets TRPM8 that could be applicable to multiple types of cancer as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Company has its headquarters in Seattle, Washington and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol DNDN. For more information about the Company and its programs, visit http://www.dendreon.com/. DATASOURCE: Dendreon Corporation CONTACT: Jennifer Williams, Investor Relations of Dendreon Corporation, +1-206-829-1500 Web Site: http://www.dendreon.com/

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