**Exhibit
      10.2**


HANA
      BIOSCIENCES, INC.


March
                  13, 2008
              7000
                  Shoreline Court, Suite 370South
                  San Francisco, CA 94080Ph.
                  (650) 588-6784Fax.
                  (650) 228-2754




Dear
      Anne,





I
      am
      delighted to offer you the position of Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
      at
      Hana Biosciences, Inc. You will report to Steven R. Deitcher, M.D., President
      and Chief Executive Officer. Your start date with the Company will be on or
      before Tuesday April 1, 2008.





Your
      base
      salary will be $ 335,000
      per year (gross, less legally required withholding and other required
      deductions, and any deductions that you voluntarily authorize in writing),
      paid
      semi-monthly. Your target under our bonus program, conditional upon approval
      from Hana’s Board of Directors, and additionally based upon your performance as
      judged by your manager, will be 40% of your pro-rated base salary for the
      remainder of the calendar year in which you start.





You
      will
      also be provided a “Sign-on Bonus” of $25,000 (gross, less legally required
      withholding and other required deductions, and any deductions that you
      voluntarily authorize in writing). If you remain continuously employed through
      the first anniversary of your start date, you will have no obligation to repay
      the Sign-on Bonus to the Company. However, prior to your first anniversary,
      if
      you voluntarily resign from employment, or the Company terminates your
      employment for “cause” (defined below), you agree to repay the Sign-on Bonus in
      full to the Company.





As
      an
      additional benefit of this offer, Hana will also make a one-time “Payment” in
      the amount of up to $10,000 (gross) to help defray the cost of the relocation
      expenses that you will incur for packing your household items, moving them
      here,
      and relocating your two automobiles. The Payment will be paid directly to the
      vendor(s) whom you hire for relocation assistance upon your providing us with
      their invoices or statements. If you remain continuously employed through the
      second anniversary of your start date, you will have no obligation to repay
      the
      Payment to the Company. However, prior to your second anniversary, if you
      voluntarily resign from employment, or the company terminates your employment
      for “cause” (defined below), you agree to repay the Payment in full to the
      Company.





If
      you
      become obligated to repay Hana either or both the Sign-on Bonus or the Payment,
      by signing below to accept our offer of employment, you hereby voluntarily
      authorize Hana to withhold such amounts from your final paycheck, including
      from
      payment of any accrued but unused vacation balance that you have on your last
      day of employment. You will remain obligated to the Company for the balance
      of
      any obligation(s) that remain(s) due after this withholding.





You
      will
      also be granted an option to purchase 200,000 shares of Hana stock which vest
      in
      equal annual installments over three years commencing on the first anniversary
      of your start of employment. The price of your options will be the closing
      price
      of Hana common stock, as reported on Nasdaq, on the last business day prior
      to
      your first day of employment. Future options will be granted per guidelines
      then
      in place for all employees of the company, based on performance and
      contributions as determined by the company’s Board of Directors.





If
      your
      employment with Hana is terminated by Hana without “cause,” or if you terminate
      your employment with Hana for “good reason,” then you shall be entitled to
      continue receiving your then current annualized base salary for a period of
      six
      months following such termination ,
      and the
      Company also will forgive any obligation that you may then still have to repay
      the Payment and Sign-on Bonus; *provided,
      however,* Hana
      shall have no obligation to pay any compensation or other consideration
      following the termination of your employment unless you execute a separate
      agreement releasing Hana and entities and persons associated with Hana from
      any
      and all claims relating to or in connection with your employment, including
      the
      termination of your employment. For purposes of this letter, the term “cause”
means any of the following actions committed by you:




(1)
            Willful
                and repeated failure, disregard or refusal by you to perform your
                employment duties;




(2)
            Willful,
                intentional or grossly negligent act by you having the effect of
                injuring,
                in a material way (whether financial or otherwise), the business
                or
                reputation of Hana or any of its affiliates, including but not limited
                to,
                any officer, director, executive or shareholder of Hana or its
                affiliates;




(3)
            Willful
                misconduct by you in respect of you duties or obligations, including,
                without limitation, insubordination with respect to lawful directions
                received by you from the Chief Executive Officer, unless such direction
                was contrary to directions given by the
                Board;




(4)
            Your
                conviction of any felony or a misdemeanor involving a crime of moral
                turpitude (including entry of a nolo contendere
                plea);




(5)
            Hana's
                determination based upon clear and convincing evidence, after a reasonable
                and good-faith investigation following a written allegation by another
                Hana employee, that you engaged in material harassment prohibited
                by law
                (including, without limitation, age, sex or race
                discrimination);




(6)
            Any
                misappropriation or embezzlement by you of Hana’s (or its affiliates’)
                property (whether or not a misdemeanor or felony);
                or




(7)
            A
                material breach by you of any of your obligations under any other
                agreement or Hana policy, including, without limitation, Hana’s code of
                ethics, employee manual and any invention assignment, confidentiality
                and
                non-solicitation agreement(s).




*Provided,
      however,* Hana
      will
      have cause to terminate your employment for your acts or omissions under
      paragraphs 1, 3, or 7 that are repeated or continue for, or you fail to correct
      after, 30 calendar days have passed from the date on which you receive written
      notice from the Company of any such act or omission.




For
      purposes of this letter, the term “good reason” means (i) a reduction in your
      annual base salary or annual target bonus rate or a material reduction in the
      benefits provided to you by Hana taken as a whole, in each case without your
      consent, but not if all senior executives of Hana incur any such reduction
      in
      compensation or other benefits; or (ii) a significant reduction in your duties
      and responsibilities; provided, however, that an event shall not constitute
      “good reason” unless you first notify Hana of such event in writing (including
      by email) within 30 days of the date you became aware of such event and the
      event is not corrected by Hana to your reasonable satisfaction within 30 days
      of
      the date of your written notice to Hana.





Hana
      Biosciences, Inc. provides its employees with a benefit package, paid medical,
      dental, life and disability programs, you will be eligible to participate in
      our
      401k plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also be entitled to 3
      weeks
      of vacation pro-rated for the remainder of the calendar year in which you start.
      This offer of employment is also conditioned upon your entry into an invention
      assignment, confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement, in the Company’s
      standard form.





Even
      though some provisions in this offer letter refer to future dates, they are
      only
      reference points for certain events that are scheduled for as long as you are
      employed. Your employment with Hana is for an indefinite term, and nothing
      in
      this Letter modifies your at-will employment relationship with the Company.
      This
      offer expires on March 16, 2008.





Anne,
      I
      believe you will make a significant contribution to Hana, and that we will
      in
      turn provide an environment where you will grow, learn and thrive. The entire
      Hana team looks forward to the opportunity to work with you.





Sincerely
      yours,






/s/
              Steven R.
              DeitcherSteven
              R.
              Deitcher, M.D.President, CEO, and Board Member




Accepted:/s/ Anne E. HageyDate:
              March
              16, 2008Title




Start
      Date: April
      23, 2008