April 30, 2010 | Alan Gilbert Direct Phone: 612-672-8381 Direct Fax: 612-642-8381 Alan.Gilbert@maslon.com |
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) |
| | Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Contemporaneously with the filing of this correspondence, the Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”).
Should you have comments or questions regarding the Registration Statement, please direct them to the undersigned at (612) 672-8381 (phone) or (612) 642-8381 (fax), or to Richard Bagley, the Company’s President, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer at (617) 259-1978 (phone) or fax: (617) 241-2855.
Regards,
/s/ Alan M. Gilbert
Alan M. Gilbert, Esq.
| cc: (via email): | Dr. Jonathan Lewis |
| | Richard Bagley |
| | Tyler Cook |
