A New Chapter, A New CEO For Dendreon

Former Savient and ImClone CEO Johnson will be responsible for driving commercial expansion of Provenge in the U.S. and Europe. Mitchell Gold steps down as CEO after successfully getting the prostate cancer drug to market following an arduous FDA review but struggling with commercial complexities.

Dendreon Corporation has turned to experienced oncology leader John Johnson to jumpstart the commercial launch of Provenge (sipuleucel-T) in the U.S. and expand into Europe. The Seattle biotech announced the appointment of the former Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. and ImClone Systems CEO to succeed Mitchell Gold Feb. 1, a move likely to be welcomed by investors though it came as a surprise.

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