SEC Company Response from Traws Pharma, Inc. (TRAW) (CIK 0001130598) (TRAW) — Nov 2, 2015
Traws Pharma, Inc. (TRAW) (CIK 0001130598)
Date: Nov. 2, 2015 · CIK: 0001130598 · Accession: 0001104659-15-074953
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm November 2, 2015 Via EDGAR (Correspondence) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Suzanne Hayes, Assistant Director Re: Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed on October 20, 2015 Registration No. 333-207533 Dear Ms. Hayes: Onconova Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effective date for the Registration Statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on November 3, 2015, or as soon as practicable thereafter. In this regard, the Company is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act as they relate to the Registration Statement referred to above and acknowledges that: (i) should the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its staff (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; (ii) the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and (iii) the Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please contact Donald R. Readlinger, Esq. of Pepper Hamilton LLP with any questions or comments at (609) 951-4164. Sincerely, /s/ Ajay Bansal Ajay Bansal Chief Financial Officer cc: Via E-Mail Pepper Hamilton LLP Donald R. Readlinger, Esq.