Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Daniel Swisher, Sunesis' Chief Executive Officer and President, will participate in a panel discussion, "Novel Cancer Targets," at the 2007 RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on December 12, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time at Westin Times Square Hotel in New York, NY.

Interested parties may access a webcast of the panel discussion 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 December 26, 2007.

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.

CONTACT: investors, Eric Bjerkholt, SVP, Corp. Development & Finance of
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., +1-650-266-3717; or media, Karen L. Bergman,
or Michelle Corral, both of BCC Partners, +1-650-575-1509, or
+1-415-794-8662, for Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc./

Web site: http://www.sunesis.com/

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