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November 21, 2023
David Chang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
210 East Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94080
Re:Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
Filed February 28, 2023
File No. 001-38693
Dear David Chang:
            We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related
disclosures and have the following comments.
            Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
Research and Development, page 85
1.We note you reported significant research and development expenses and that you have
multiple programs/product candidates in varying stages of development and clinical
testing, and note that you expect your research and development expenses to increase.
Please confirm that you will revise future filings to provide more details about
your research and development expenses for each period presented, including but not
limited to by product/program, internal versus external, as well as by the nature of the
expenses. For example, in discussing the specific reasons for significant changes
in research and development expenses, quantify the change by each product candidate for
which significant investments were made during the periods. Refer to Item 303(b) of
Regulation S-K. To the extent that you do not track expenses by product candidate, please
disclose as such.

 FirstName LastNameDavid Chang
 Comapany NameAllogene Therapeutics, Inc.
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David Chang
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
6. Joint Venture and License Agreement with Allogene Overland Biopharm (CY) Limited, page
111
2.Please address the following as it relates to your Joint Venture and License Agreement
with Allogene Overland Biopharm (CY) Limited (Allogene Overland):

•Provide your analysis under ASC 606 supporting your determination that the
transaction price should not include the fair value of the Seed Preferred Shares
received from Allogene Overland, representing a 49% ownership interest. As part of
your response, address your consideration of Article 8.1 of the License Agreement,
which specifically states that upfront consideration for the license included both the
$40 million non-refundable payment and the Seed Preferred Shares representing 49%
of Allogene Overland.
•Tell us and revise your future filings to disclose the amount of the transaction price
allocated to each performance obligation.
•Provide your analysis under ASC 323 supporting the initial measurement of your
investment in Allogene Overland at zero.  Address the following as part of your
response:oExplain your consideration of ASC 323-10-30-2 in determining the applicability
of ASC 610-20 and whether the license transferred should be measured based
on its fair value.
oExplain whether you identified a  basis difference between your initial
investment in Allogene Overland and your proportionate share of the underlying
net assets in Allogene Overland and your accounting treatment for any such
basis difference.
•Provide your analysis under ASC 810 supporting your determination that you are not
the primary beneficiary of Allogene Overland. As part of your response, identify the
activities of Allogene Overland that most significantly impact its economic
performance and explain how you determined that you do not have the power to
direct such activities and therefore do not hold a controlling financial interest.To the
extent that the power is shared among the variable interest holders, clarify whether
there is a tie-breaking mechanism in place with respect to key decision making.
•Please confirm with us that in future filings you will expand to provide all the
required disclosures under ASC 810-10-50 Disclosure – Variable Interest
Entities, including but not limited to those required for nonprimary beneficiary holder
of a variable interest in a VIE under 50-4, as well as other disclosures needed to
fulfill the principal objectives under 50-2AA.

 FirstName LastNameDavid Chang
 Comapany NameAllogene Therapeutics, Inc.
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 FirstName LastName
David Chang
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
November 21, 2023
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            In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or
absence of action by the staff.
            Please contact Li Xiao at 202-551-4391 or Angela Connell at 202-551-3426 with any
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Life Sciences