Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 16th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 28, 2017 -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) today announced that Eric Bjerkholt, Executive Vice President Corporate Development and Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Sunesis, will present at the 16^th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 4^th at 8:40 AM Eastern Time at The Westin Grand Central in New York City.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on 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.

About Sunesis Pharmaceuticals

Sunesis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new oncology therapeutics for the potential treatment of solid and hematologic cancers. Sunesis has built a highly experienced cancer drug development organization committed to improving the lives of people with cancer. Currently, the company is focused on pursuing regulatory approval in Europe for its lead product candidate, vosaroxin, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia in patients aged 60 and older, as well as advancing its novel kinase-inhibitor pipeline, which includes its proprietary non-covalent BTK-inhibitor, SNS-062.

For additional information on Sunesis, please visit http://www.sunesis.com.

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Investor and Media Inquiries:
David Pitts
Argot Partners
212-600-1902 

Eric Bjerkholt
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
650-266-3717