FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Steiner Robert D 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Acer Therapeutics Inc. [ ACER ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

222 THIRD STREET, SUITE #2240 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/19/2017
(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $2.55   9/19/2017     J   (1)    40000         (2) 4/5/2026   Common Stock   40000     (1) 40000   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Received in connection with the Issuer's business combination (the "Merger") with what was then known as "Acer Therapeutics Inc." ("Private Acer") in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated June 30, 2017 among the Issuer, Opexa Merger Sub, Inc. and Private Acer, in exchange for an option to acquire 40,000 shares of common stock of Private Acer.
(2)  Option vests in eight equal quarterly installments beginning on January 1, 2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Steiner Robert D
222 THIRD STREET
SUITE #2240
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142

Chief Medical Officer

Signatures
/s/ Daniel S. Clevenger, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Steiner 9/21/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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