October 17, 2019

David M. Epstein
Chief Executive Officer
Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.
139 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142

       Re: Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.
           Amendment No. 1 to
           Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
           Submitted October 7, 2019
           File No. 377-02808

Dear Dr. Epstein:

      We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the
following
comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with
information so we
may better understand your disclosure.

       Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and
either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration
statement on
EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances
or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.

      After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments
and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may
have additional
comments.

Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1

Our BDTX-189 program, page 4

1.     We note your response to comment 3. Please revise this section of the
prospectus to
       provide additional details regarding the head-to-head comparison studies
that were
       completed to support the comparisons detailed in the chart. In this
regard, we note that
       the additional information provided on page 125 provides helpful context
for investors to
       understand the supporting studies and any limitations and qualifications
associated with
       such studies.
 David M. Epstein
Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.
October 17, 2019
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       You may contact Sasha Parikh at 202-551-3627 or Kevin Vaughn at
202-551-3494 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related
matters.
Please contact Donald Field at 202-551-3680 or Dietrich King at 202-551-8071
with any
other questions.



FirstName LastNameDavid M. Epstein                     Sincerely,
Comapany NameBlack Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.
                                                       Division of Corporation
Finance
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