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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-160892
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250718

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANNKIND CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000899460
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				133607736
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CASPER STREET
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06810
		BUSINESS PHONE:		818-661-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CASPER STREET
		CITY:			DANBURY
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06810
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">July&nbsp;18, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>VIA EDGAR</U></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U></U></B>United States Securities
and Exchange Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of Corporation Finance </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Office of Life Sciences </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F Street, N.E. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. 20549-3628 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Frank Wyman </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Angela Connell </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>MannKind Corporation </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&#8195;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2024
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Filed February&nbsp;26, 2025 </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&#8195;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-50865</FONT> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Frank Wyman and Angela Connell: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are writing in response
to the comment received from the staff (the &#147;<B><I>Staff</I></B>&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission by letter dated July&nbsp;14, 2025, with respect to the above-referenced filing of MannKind Corporation (the
&#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;). For your convenience, we have repeated the Staff&#146;s comment before the Company&#146;s response below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2024 </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Results of Operations, page 50 </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>We acknowledge the information provided in your response. Please confirm that you will revise your
discussion of your results of operations in future filings to provide a more granular discussion of your Collaboration and service revenue and cite the specific factors underlying significant changes in the periods presented. In this regard,
consider disclosing the information addressed in the first two bullets of your response.</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Response</U>: The Company confirms that
in future filings it will provide a more granular discussion of Collaboration and services revenue and cite the specific factors underlying significant changes in the periods presented. The Company further confirms that it will consider disclosing
the information addressed in the first two bullets of the Company&#146;s letter, dated July&nbsp;2, 2025, responding to the comments of the Staff contained in its June&nbsp;18, 2025 letter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>***** </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company respectfully requests
the Staff&#146;s assistance in completing the review of the Company&#146;s response as soon as possible. Please advise us if we can provide any further information or assistance to facilitate your review. Please direct any further comments or
questions regarding this response letter to me at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(818)&nbsp;661-5000.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Christopher Prentiss</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Michael E. Castagna</TD></TR>
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