NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KERX - News), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of medically important pharmaceutical products for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, including cancer and renal disease (the “Company”), today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.