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                                                            September 14, 2018

Andrew Allen, M.D., Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gritstone Oncology, Inc.
5858 Horton Street, Suite 210
Emeryville, CA 94608

       Re: Gritstone Oncology, Inc.
           Registration Statement on Form S-1
           Response dated September 6, 2018
           File No. 333-226976

Dear Dr. Allen:

       We have reviewed your September 6, 2018 response to our comment letter
and have the
following comment.

       Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement
and providing the
requested information. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts
and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why
in your
response.

       After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the
information you
provide in response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Unless we
note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our August 30,
2018 letter.

Response dated September 6, 2018

Strategic Collaboration with bluebird bio, page 121

1.     We note your response to our prior comment 1. Please revise the
disclosure regarding this
       agreement on page 121 of your Registration Statement on Form S-1 to
identify the royalty
       term.
 Andrew Allen, M.D., Ph.D.
Gritstone Oncology, Inc.
September 14, 2018
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       You may contact Rolf Sundwall at 202-551-3105 or Jim B. Rosenberg at
202-551-3679 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related
matters. Please
contact Ada D. Sarmento at 202-551-3798 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551-3625
with any other
questions.



                                                         Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameAndrew Allen, M.D., Ph.D.
                                                         Division of
Corporation Finance
Comapany NameGritstone Oncology, Inc.
                                                         Office of Healthcare &
Insurance
September 14, 2018 Page 2
cc:       Brian J. Cuneo, Esq.
FirstName LastName