July 8, 2024 Thane Wettig Chief Executive Officer FibroGen, Inc. 409 Illinois Street San Francisco, California 94158 Re: FibroGen, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed June 28, 2024 File No. 333-280597 Dear Thane Wettig: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. 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 Daniel Crawford at 202-551-7767 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: John McKenna, Esq.