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Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Component Of Current Accrued Liabilities And Accrued Research And Development [Abstract]

Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development

8. Current Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Research and Development

Current accrued liabilities and accrued research and development consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2017				2016
Payroll and related expenses	$	6,180			$	3,753
Legal expenses		346				275
Litigation settlements accrual (Note 9)		-				4,975
Third party research expenses		3,567				2,784
Third party development expenses		522				2,002
Other accrued liabilities		3,439				2,451
Total	$	14,054			$	16,240

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