Sunesis Pharmaceuticals (SNSS) Announces $25 Million Tranched Loan Facility
Shortly after the closing bell today, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported that it has secured a $25 million tranched loan facility. Under the terms of the loan agreement, Sunesis received $10 million upon closing, with the remaining $15 million available for draw at its discretion following the planned interim analysis of the VALOR trial by an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), which is expected in mid-2012. The company intends to use the funds to support the clinical development activities related to VALOR, a Phase 3, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pivotal clinical trial of vosaroxin in combination with cytarabine in…