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 September 30, 2006, 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.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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.

Date: November 8, 2006

                                   /s/    MITCHELL H. GOLD, M.D.
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                         NAME:             MITCHELL H. GOLD, M.D.
                         TITLE:    PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                  /s/    RICHARD F. HAMM, JR.
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                         NAME:             RICHARD F. HAMM, JR.
                         TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT,
                                      GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
                                      (Principal Financial Officer)