Sunesis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Healthcare Conference

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 31  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) today announced that James W. Young, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, will present a corporate update at the Rodman & Renshaw 8th Annual Healthcare Conference on Monday, November 6, 2006 at 12:25 p.m. Eastern Time at the Palace Hotel 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 November 20, 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. 

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