Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 11, 2008, Dendreon Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dendreon") issued a press release regarding Dendreon's financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009. The full text of Dendreon's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report, including the exhibit, is provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and, pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Dendreon Corporation press release, dated August 11, 2009.

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