SNSS Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) today announced that Daniel N. Swisher, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and President, will present a corporate update at the Bear Stearns 19th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday September 12, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Grand Hyatt in New York, NY. Interested parties may access a webcast of the presentation by visiting the Sunesis website at http://ir.sunesis.com/ . A replay of the webcast will be archived on the "Calendar of Events" page in the Investors and Media section of the Sunesis website for two weeks until September 26, 2006. About Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Sunesis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small molecule therapeutics for oncology and other serious diseases. Sunesis has built a broad product candidate portfolio through internal discovery and in-licensing of novel cancer therapeutics. Sunesis is advancing its product candidates through in-house research and development efforts and strategic collaborations with leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. For additional information on Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, please visit http://www.sunesis.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Sunesis may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations contained in such forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations contained in such forward-looking statements. Sunesis does not assume any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Eric Bjerkholt, CFO of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-650-266-3717; or Media, Karen L. Bergman, +1-650-575-1509, or Michelle Corral, +1-415-794-8662, both of BCC Partners, for Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Web site: http://www.sunesis.com/

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