Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
June 21, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Mr. Jeffrey Gabor
| Via: | EDGAR Submission |
| Re: | Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Acceleration Request re. Registration Statement, as amended, on Form S-1 | ||
| (File No. 333-217552) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as the representative of the several underwriters (the “Representative”) hereby joins in the request of Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. that the request for acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement so that it would be declared effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, June 15, 2017, be withdrawn.
Should you have any questions regarding the forgoing request for withdrawal, please contact Edward Newman at (212) 885-1825.
| Very truly yours, | |||
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | |||
| As Representative of the several underwriters named in | |||
| Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement | |||
| By: | /s/ Ed Newman | ||
| Name: | Ed Newman | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
