SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) today announced that the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the VALOR trial has completed a planned periodic safety review and recommended that the trial continue as planned without changes to study conduct. The VALOR trial is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pivotal trial of vosaroxin, the company’s lead product candidate, in patients with first relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).