Sunesis to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 31, 2016 -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) today announced that the Company will present at two upcoming investor conferences: 

• 2016 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference
  
  Wednesday, September 7^th at 2:20 PM Eastern Time
  The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston
  
  
• Rodman & Renshaw 18^th Annual Global Investment Conference
  
  Tuesday, September 13^th at 2:10 PM Eastern Time
  Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York

Live webcasts of the presentations will be available on the Sunesis website at http://ir.sunesis.com. Replays of the webcasts 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