Sunesis Pharmaceuticals and Viracta Therapeutics Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
Merger to create Nasdaq-listed company focused on developing Viracta’s precision oncology pipeline targeting virus-associated malignancies Registration trial for Viracta’s lead program in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive lymphomas expected to begin in the first half of 2021 Leading institutional investors committed a total of $105 million in private financings with Viracta Combined company expected to have approximately $120 million cash balance following the close of the merger Companies to host conference call today at 8:30 AM Eastern Time SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO and SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS) and Viracta