United States securities and exchange commission logo May 3, 2022 Pat Cotroneo Chief Financial Officer FibroGen, Inc. 409 Illinois Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Re: FibroGen, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 Filed March 1, 2021 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 cc: Juan Graham