UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION November 16, 2017 ORDER GRANTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Argos Therapeutics, Inc. File No. 001-35443 -CF#35581 _____________________ Argos Therapeutics, Inc. submitted an application under Rule 24b-2 requesting an extension of a previous grant of confidential treatment for information it excluded from the Exhibits to a Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2014. Based on representations by Argos Therapeutics, Inc. that this information qualifies as confidential commercial or financial information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), the Division of Corporation Finance has determined not to publicly disclose it. Accordingly, excluded information from the following exhibit(s) will not be released to the public for the time periods specified: Exhibit 10.5 through November 14, 2018 For the Commission, by the Division of Corporation Finance, pursuant to delegated authority: Brent J. Fields Secretary https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1105533/999999999717009935/filename1.pdf