0001193125-20-159504.txt : 20200706 0001193125-20-159504.hdr.sgml : 20200706 20200603160614 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-159504 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200603 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Acer Therapeutics Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001069308 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 320426967 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE GATEWAY CENTER (300 WASHINGTON ST.) STREET 2: SUITE 351 CITY: NEWTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02458 BUSINESS PHONE: (844) 902-6100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE GATEWAY CENTER (300 WASHINGTON ST.) STREET 2: SUITE 351 CITY: NEWTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02458 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060616 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PharmaFrontiers Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PHARMAFRONTIERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040816 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP

LOGO

June 3, 2020

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Tim Buchmiller

 

  Re:

Acer Therapeutics Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended

File No. 333-238192

Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Acer Therapeutics Inc. hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned registration statement on Form S-1 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.

Very truly yours,

ACER THERAPEUTICS INC.

/s/ Harry S. Palmin

Harry S. Palmin

Chief Operating Officer and

Chief Financial Officer

 

cc:

Mike Hird, Esq.

Patty M. DeGaetano, Esq.

 

One Gateway Center, Suite 351, 300 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458

Phone: (844) 902-6100

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