December 18, 2019 Shoshana Shendelman, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Applied Therapeutics, Inc. 545 5th Avenue, Suite 1400 New York, NY 10017 Re: Applied Therapeutics Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed December 13, 2019 File No. 333-235504 Dear Mr. Shendelman: 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 Ada D. Sarmento at 202-551-3798 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Life Sciences cc: Andrea L. Nicolas, Esq.