Dendreon Corp. signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Corvas International Inc. in a $72.9 million stock transaction that would combine the companies' cancer and cardiovascular pipelines and effectively double Dendreon's cash holdings. (BioWorld Today)

Dendreon Corp. signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Corvas International Inc. in a $72.9 million stock transaction that would combine the companies' cancer and cardiovascular pipelines and effectively double Dendreon's cash holdings. (BioWorld Today)