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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-072779
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200612

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744218
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				133191702
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		53 FRONTAGE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 220
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08827
		BUSINESS PHONE:		908-200-7500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		53 FRONTAGE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 220
		CITY:			HAMPTON
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08827

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AVANT IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980828

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	T CELL SCIENCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>53 FRONTAGE ROAD</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUITE 220</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>HAMPTON NJ 08827</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">June 12, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>VIA EDGAR</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify"><B>Registration Statement on Form
S-3, as amended (File No. 333-235399)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance
with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby requests that the above-referenced
Registration Statement (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at 2:00p.m., Eastern Time, on June 12, 2020, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Please call Anthony
O. Pergola of Lowenstein Sandler LLP at 212.204.8689 to confirm the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or with any questions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature page follows</I>.]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">June 12, 2020</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.75pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/ Sam Martin</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sam Martin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt 10pt; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.25pt 10pt; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Officer and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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