Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Independent Auditors Report

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Dendreon Corporation for the registration of 4,800,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 8, 2002, with respect to the financial statements of Dendreon Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.