SEATTLE, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) today announced that management will present at the following upcoming investor conferences.

    Merriman Investor Summit 2009
    New York City
    Tuesday, November 10, 2009
    11:00 a.m. ET

    Credit Suisse 2009 Healthcare Conference
    Phoenix, Arizona
    Friday, November 13, 2009
    11:30 a.m. ET

    Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference
    New York City
    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    10:55 a.m. ET

The presentations will be audio webcast live and available for replay from Dendreon's website, 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 www.dendreon.com.

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