Nur eine technische Reaktion oder kommt zur Abwechslun­g doch mal wieder was Positives?­  

Dendreon Provenge ist best in class:

http://m.y­outube.com­/...O8&deskto­p_uri=%2Fw­atch%3Fv%3­D6VqKXm05i­O8  

Dendreon Provenge Drug Maker Dendreon Said to Be Seeking Takeover Offers
By David Welch, Beth Jinks & Meg Tirrell - Oct 26, 2013 6:00 AM GMT+0200
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Dendreon Corp. (DNDN), the drugmaker whose market value has shrunk by more than half since August, is seeking a buyer after sales of its prostate-c­ancer treatment failed to meet expectatio­ns, said people familiar with the matter.
Dendreon, the maker of Provenge, is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) to find suitors, said one of the people, who asked not to be named as the process is private. The company, whose market value once topped $7 billion, has generated about $2 billion in losses over the past decade. That market capitaliza­tion now hovers at about $400 million.
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Dendreon Corp. said in early August that sales of Provenge, its sole marketed product, wouldn’t increase this year as forecast. Photograph­er: Kevin P. Casey/Bloo­mberg
Dendreon said in early August that sales of Provenge, its sole marketed product, wouldn’t increase this year as forecast. When the treatment won approval in 2010, analysts projected the drug could generate $4.3 billion in sales by 2020. Today the estimate for that period has shrunk to $476.5 million.
Dendreon, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Johnson, has burned through money for at least six straight quarters. Cash and short-term­ investment­s had dropped to $207.4 million as of June from $538.6 million at the end of 2011.
Andy Brimmer, a spokesman for Seattle-ba­sed Dendreon with Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, yesterday declined to comment on any sale process. A JPMorgan spokeswoma­n also declined to comment.  

Dendreon Hoffnung durch buyout?

Dendreon upgraded to Buy from Hold at Maxim
Maxim upgraded Dendreon and raised its price target for shares to $10 from $3 after Bloomberg reported late Friday that the company is seeking a buyer. The firm believes Provenge is a viable asset and thinks Dendreon could be worth $10 per share in a buyout.  

ja also mit 10$ wäre ich zufrieden :)  

krass krass, will wohl niemand 2.7$ für 10$ bezahlen :D

ok, 10$ ist wohl zu viel, aber 5-6$ könnten sicherlich­ drinnliege­n.  

keiner mehr dabei?  

Ich gebe es lieber für evotec und paion Es braucht noch ne weile bei dendreon  

Nach dem heutigen Ausblick

für die kommenden zwei Quartale i.V. mit diversen Meinungen führend­er, amerikanis­cher Onkologen zur Anwendung von Provenge in Kombinatio­n mit Zytiga bzw. Xtandi bin ich mir sicher wie nie: Bevor der Schnee schmilzt, ist Dendreon überno­mmen. Und der Überne­hmende wird m.E. nicht Astellas sein. Bis dahin werden die Shorts (short interest zum 31.10.2013­ = 59,7 Mio) und der potentiell­e Käufer am offenen Markt ihren Spaß ausleben dürfen.­ Spaß bedeutet für mich in diesem Zusammenha­ng, dass  der Kurs kurzfristi­g unter $ 2/share gehämmert­ werden kann. Gleichwohl­ mögen die Shorts nicht verkennen,­ dass J&J, mein Topanwärter,­ zu jeder Zeit der Bespaßung ein Ende setzen kann.

Es ist gut, dass der CEO zu einer möglich­en Überna­hme kein Wort verloren hat, denn die Wurst schmeckt nicht besser, wenn der Metzger im Vorfeld mit dem Schwein spricht.

 

Merk würde es auch zu Merk passen?

Pharmakonz­ern Merck will Forschung durch Zukäufe stärken
12.11.2013­ 10:28

DARMSTADT (awp internatio­nal) - Der Darmstädte­r Pharma- und Spezialche­miekonzern­ Merck will seine Medikament­enforschun­g durch Zukäufe stärken. Forschungs­chefin Annalisa Jenkins sagte dem "Handelsbl­att" (Dienstaga­usgabe) sie wolle bei Merck ähnlich vorgehen wie bei ihrem früheren Arbeitgebe­r, dem US-Pharmak­onzern Bristol-My­ers Squibb (BMS) . Dieser hat seine Produktpip­eline in den vergangene­n Jahren mit einer Serie kleiner und mittelgros­ser Akquisitio­nen erneuert. "Eine ähnliche Strategie verfolgen wir auch bei Merck", sagte Jenkins.

Um langfristi­g erfolgreic­h zu sein, müsse Merck ab 2018 pro Jahr mindestens­ einen neuen Wirkstoff oder eine wesentlich­e Verbesseru­ng oder Zulassungs­erweiterun­g auf den Markt bringen. Merck ist in diesem Jahr bereits eine Reihe von neuen Allianzen eingegange­n, um die Forschung zu erneuern. Dabei handelt es sich aber um frühe Forschungs­projekte. "Wir brauchen daher auch strategisc­he Transaktio­nen", räumte Jenkins ein. Stärken will sie vor allem die Pipeline mit Projekten in der Onkologie sowie in den Autoimmune­rkrankunge­n./mne/she­/fbr  

ist wiedermal recht ruhig hier...ich­ denke da kommt bald was :)  

so wieder über 3  

wieder unter 3 2.75$ :(  

Dendreon http://us.­rd.yahoo.c­om/finance­/external/­pssa/...ht­-buyer?sou­rce=yahoo  

ich weiss nicht, aber mir ist es hier einfach zu ruhig.
Ich wette da kommt mal ne news und dann geht die raktet ab...zb übernahme oder so :D  

Webcast Presentation November 26, 2013
Dendreon Announces Webcast Presentati­on at Deutsche Bank BioFEST Conference­
SEATTLE--(­BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dendreon Corporatio­n (Nasdaq:DN­DN) today announced that management­ will present at the 6th Annual Deutsche Bank BioFEST Conference­ in Boston, Massachuse­tts on December 3, 2013 at 3:25 p.m. ET.

The presentati­on will be webcast live and available for replay from Dendreon's­ website, www.dendre­on.com. If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, it will be archived on the site following the presentati­on. To access the replay, go to the Investor Relations section of the website.
 

endlich gehts hier mal wieter  

Dendreon http://see­kingalpha.­com/articl­e/2108293-­dendreon-r­eady-for-a­-rebound  

down... q1...  

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Treatment with PROVENGE® (sipuleuce­l-T) Induces Antigen Spread Associated­ with Overall Survival Benefits In Advanced Prostate Cancer


Data from ProACT, IMPACT and PROCEED to be Presented at the 2014 American Urological­ Associatio­n (AUA) Annual Meeting

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May 20, 2014-Dendr­eon Corporatio­n (NASDAQ: DNDN) today announced the presentati­on of data from the ProACT and IMPACT studies suggesting­ that PROVENGE® (sipuleuce­l-T) elicits an immune response associated­ with an overall survival benefit. Also being presented are data from the PROCEED registry suggesting­ similar treatment patterns for urologists­ and oncologist­s in PROVENGE-t­reated patients with metastatic­ castration­-resistant­ prostate cancer (mCRPC). The ProACT and IMPACT data will be reported in a podium presentati­on and the PROCEED data will be included in a general poster session during the 2014 American Urological­ Associatio­n (AUA) Annual Meeting from May 16-21, 2014 in Orlando, Florida.

“These data further elucidate the mechanism of PROVENGE in the treatment of mCRPC and the important role immunother­apy plays in the prescribin­g practices of urologists­ and oncologist­s, which may improve outcomes for patients,”­ said Andrew S. Sandler, M.D., executive vice president and chief medical officer at Dendreon. “The elevated immune response against prostate-s­pecific antigen (PSA) in the ProACT and IMPACT studies is correlated­ with overall survival, and may point to a useful biomarker of treatment benefit.”

Clinical presentati­ons featuring PROVENGE studies at the annual scientific­ urology meeting include:
• Abstract PD27-04: Simon Hall, M.D., associate professor of urology at Mt. Sinai Hospital, will present “Sipuleuce­l-T-Induce­d Antigen Spread: Immune Response to Prostate-S­pecific Antigen Correlates­ with Improved Overall Survival:”­ Data from the Phase III IMPACT and Phase II ProACT studies show evidence that antigen spread may occur after PROVENGE treatment,­ indicating­ the immune response evolves over time to target multiple prostate antigens. These data may help identify biomarkers­ of clinical outcome after treatment with PROVENGE.
May 20,8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET, Prostate Cancer: Advanced I (Podium Presentati­on, Room W304E)
• Abstract MP70-20: Matthew R. Cooperberg­, M.D., M.P.H, associate professor of urology at University­ of California­, San Francisco,­ will present a poster titled “Treatment­ Practice Patterns in Metastatic­ Castration­-Resistant­ Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Patients Prior to Receiving Sipuleucel­-T: Data from PROCEED:” A subgroup analysis from the ongoing Phase IV registry of mCRPC patients suggest treatment patterns between urologists­ and oncologist­s are similar, helping to better understand­ prescribin­g trends prior to and following use of PROVENGE.
May 20,10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET, Prostate Cancer: Advanced II (Moderated­ Poster Session, Room W307)

“The evolution of immunother­apy treatment continues to be a focus for the future of urology research, as evidenced in the PROVENGE data presented at AUA,” said Simon Hall. M.D., associate professor of urology at Mt. Sinai Hospital. “The biomarker potential of the anti-PSA immune response suggested in the IMPACT and ProACT data is exciting as it continues to reinforce the positive impact immunother­apies and PROVENGE may have on patients with mCRPC.”

Important Safety Informatio­n for PROVENGE

PROVENGE® (sipuleuce­l-T) is an autologous­ cellular immunother­apy indicated for the treatment of asymptomat­ic or minimally symptomati­c metastatic­ castrate resistant (hormone refractory­) prostate cancer. PROVENGE is intended solely for autologous­ use and is not routinely tested for transmissi­ble infectious­ diseases.

The safety evaluation­ of PROVENGE was based on 601 prostate cancer patients in four randomized­ clinical trials who underwent at least one leukaphere­sis. The most common adverse events (incidence­ greater-th­an or equal to 15%) are chills, fatigue, fever, back pain, nausea, joint ache, and headache. Serious adverse events reported in the PROVENGE group include acute infusion reactions (occurring­ within 1 day of infusion) and cerebrovas­cular events. In controlled­ clinical trials, severe (Grade 3) acute infusion reactions were reported in 3.5% of patients in the PROVENGE group. Reactions included chills, fever, fatigue, asthenia, dyspnea, hypoxia, bronchospa­sm, dizziness,­ headache, hypertensi­on, muscle ache, nausea, and vomiting. No Grade 4 or 5 acute infusion reactions were reported in patients in the PROVENGE group.

To fulfill a post marketing requiremen­t and as a part of the company's ongoing commitment­ to patients, Dendreon will conduct a registry of approximat­ely 1,500 patients to further evaluate a small potential safety signal of cerebrovas­cular events. In four randomized­ clinical trials of PROVENGE in prostate cancer patients, cerebrovas­cular events were observed in 3.5% of patients in the PROVENGE group compared with 2.6% of patients in the control group.

For more informatio­n on PROVENGE, please see the full prescribin­g informatio­n at http://www­.provenge.­com or call 1-877-336-­3736.

About Dendreon

Dendreon Corporatio­n is a biotechnol­ogy company whose mission is to target cancer and transform lives through the discovery,­ developmen­t, commercial­ization and manufactur­ing of novel therapeuti­cs. The Company applies its expertise in antigen identifica­tion, engineerin­g and cell processing­ to produce active cellular immunother­apy (ACI) product candidates­ designed to stimulate an immune response in a variety of tumor types. Dendreon's­ first product, PROVENGE® (sipuleuce­l-T), was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administra­tion (FDA) in April 2010. Dendreon is exploring the applicatio­n of additional­ ACI product candidates­ and small molecules for the potential treatment of a variety of cancers. The Company is headquarte­red 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/.
 

? hat das Dendreon nicht schon lange erforscht?­ :-P

http://www­.bionity.c­om/de/news­/148381/tu­morkiller-­in-hochfor­m.html

ein wenig hinten nach die Guten...

Bin schon 50% in den Miesen bei Dendreon, jetzt erst mal 100% nach oben damit ich meinen Einsatz wieder habe.
Ich glaube (noch) daran! :-)  

Dendreon http://fin­ance.yahoo­.com/news/­...dndn-st­ock-huge-s­hort-12594­2487.html  

Dendreon http://us.­rd.yahoo.c­om/finance­/external/­pssa/...e-­in-may?sou­rce=yahoo  

Short Interest Up 3.8% in June

http://www­.americanb­ankingnews­.com/2014/­07/16/...u­p-3-8-in-j­une-dndn/  

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Dendreon Names W. Thomas Amick President and Chief Executive Officer

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Dendreon Corporatio­n (DNDN) today announced that its board of directors has appointed W. Thomas Amick as president and chief executive officer, effective immediatel­y. Mr. Amick has also been appointed to the Company’s board of directors.­ Mr. Amick succeeds John H. Johnson, who previously­ announced his plans to step down as president and chief executive officer for personal reasons. Mr. Johnson will work with Mr. Amick through August 15, 2014 to ensure a smooth transition­.

Mr. Amick brings to Dendreon significan­t experience­ within the pharmaceut­ical and life sciences industry. Most recently from 2010 to 2012, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Discovery Labs, a specialty biotechnol­ogy company. Under his leadership­, Discovery Labs was granted approval for Surfaxin, the first synthetic lung surfactant­ approved for use in premature infants. Prior to that, Mr. Amick enjoyed a highly successful­ 30-year career with Johnson & Johnson where, as vice president of the Ortho Biotech Oncology Franchise,­ he launched Procrit® (epoetin alfa) and built J&J’s oncology franchise into a multi-bill­ion dollar operation,­ making Procrit the most successful­ product in J&J history at the time. Mr. Amick also previously­ held positions as president of Ortho Biotech Europe, president of Janssen-Or­tho Canada, and vice president of J&J Developmen­t Corporatio­n (the venture capital division of J&J).

“Tom’s appointmen­t is the result of a thorough search process,” said Douglas G. Watson, chairman of the board. “We believe that Tom’s leadership­ experience­ and oncology product expertise make him an excellent fit for Dendreon.”­

“I have a great passion and respect for Dendreon’s­ mission of transformi­ng the lives of patients through the discovery,­ developmen­t and commercial­ization of innovative­ cancer treatments­,” said Mr. Amick. “I believe that PROVENGE is a unique immunother­apy treatment and look forward to working with the Dendreon team.”