Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the quarterly report of Dendreon Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

		Name:		/s/ Mitchell H. Gold, M.D.   Mitchell H. Gold, M.D.
		Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer
		Name:		/s/ Gregory T. Schiffman   Gregory T. Schiffman
		Title:		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
				and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 2, 2011