February 24, 2020 Pat Cotroneo Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer FIBROGEN INC 409 Illinois Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Re: FIBROGEN INC. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Filed February 27, 2019 File No. 001-36740 Dear Mr. Cotroneo: We have completed our review of your filing. 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. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences