SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS) today announced a poster presentation at the 2019 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics being held October 26-30, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The details for the poster presentation are as follows:

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 12:30 PM-4:00 PM
Abstract Title: Profiling of PDK1 inhibitor SNS-510 shows potent activity in hematologic and solid tumor cancer models and identifies CDKN2A-mutated cancers as potential targets with enhanced sensitivity
Session Name: Therapeutic Agents: Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors
Publication Number: C083
Location: Hall D, Hynes Convention Center

The full abstract can be viewed here.

About Sunesis Pharmaceuticals

Sunesis is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel targeted inhibitors for the treatment of hematologic and solid cancers. Sunesis has built an experienced drug development organization committed to improving the lives of people with cancer. The Company is focused on advancing its novel kinase inhibitor pipeline, with an emphasis on its oral non-covalent BTK inhibitor vecabrutinib. Vecabrutinib is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b/2 study in adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other B-cell malignancies that have progressed after prior therapies.

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