Dendreon Corporation to Participate in Rodman & Renshaw Techvest Healthcare Conference.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2003 Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq:DNDN) today announced that it will participate in the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest Healthcare Conference taking place Oct. 21-23, 2003 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Long Wharf may refer to:
President and Chief Scientific Officer David Urdal, Ph.D. will present at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Members of the public can access a live audio webcast of the presentation by visiting Dendreon's website www.dendreon.com under the "News & Events" section. Dendreon Corporation is a biotechnology company developing targeted therapies for cancer. The company's lead investigational product candidate, Provenge(R), is a cancer immunotherapy Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to reject cancer. The main premise is stimulating the patient's immune system to attack the malignant tumor cells that are responsible for the disease. undergoing a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial phase 3 clinical trial Phase 3 study. See Phase study. for the treatment of androgen androgen (ăn`drəjən): see testosterone. androgen Any of a group of hormones that mainly influence the development of the male reproductive system. independent prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . In addition to its immunotherapies in clinical and preclinical development for a variety of cancers, Dendreon's product pipeline also includes monoclonal antibody monoclonal antibody, an antibody that is mass produced in the laboratory from a single clone and that recognizes only one antigen. Monoclonal antibodies are typically made by fusing a normally short-lived, antibody-producing B cell (see immunity) to a fast-growing , small molecule and prodrug prodrug /pro·drug/ (-drug) a compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming an active pharmacological agent; a precursor of a drug. product candidates. Dendreon has research and development alliances with Genentech, Inc., Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Abgenix, Inc. and Dyax Corp. For more information about the company and its programs, visit www.dendreon.com. Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, particularly those risks and uncertainties inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics. Factors that may cause such a difference include risks related to the uncertainty of Dendreon's future access to capital, Dendreon's limited operating history, risks associated with completing Dendreon's clinical trials, the risk that the safety and/or efficacy results of a clinical trial will not support an application for a biologics license, the risk that the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. will not approve a product for which a biologics license has been applied, the failure by Dendreon to secure and maintain relationships with collaborators, dependence on the efforts of third parties, and dependence on intellectual property. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect Dendreon's business, financial condition and results of operations, are contained in Dendreon's public disclosure filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available at www.sec.gov. |
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