Sonus Pharmaceuticals and OncoGenex Technologie...(the solicitation of proxies in connectio...)

Date:5/28/2008

the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Sonus, including their respective security holdings, is set forth in Sonus' Amendment # 1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2008. As of May 27, 2008, OncoGenex' directors and executive officers beneficially owned approximately 1,755,000 shares, or 14.5%, of OncoGenex' capital stock. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of OncoGenex, Sonus and their respective executive officers and directors in the merger by reading the Proxy Statement for such proposed transaction when it becomes available.

The Proxy Statement and other relevant materials, when they become available, and any other documents filed by Sonus with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents, when they are available, filed with the SEC by Sonus by directing a request to: Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1522 217th Place SE, Suite 100, Bothell, WA 98021, Phone (425) 686-1500, Fax (425) 686-1600, Attention: Investor Relations.

CONTACT: Sonus Contact: Investor: Doug Sherk, Dahlia Bailey, (415) 896-6820, dabailey@evcgroup.com; Media: Steve DiMattia, (917) 620-0590, sdimattia@evcgroup.com; OncoGenex Investor & Media Contact: Jason Spark, Porter Novelli Life Sciences, (619) 849-6005, jspark@pnlifesciences.com

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