GENSPERA, INC.
January 28, 2016
Suzanne Hayes
Assistant Director
Office of Healthcare and Insurance
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | GenSpera, Inc. |
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed January 22, 2016
File No. 333-208918
Dear Ms. Hayes:
We have been advised by your staff telephonically that there are no additional comments to the Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1. Please be advised that GenSpera, Inc. hereby requests that the above referenced registration statement be declared effective at 1:30 p.m. EST, on Friday, January 29, 2016 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We hereby acknowledge that:
| 1. | should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, such action will not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| 2. | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, will not relieve the Issuer from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| 3. | The Issuer may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Craig Dionne | |
| Craig Dionne | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
