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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Contractual Obligations and Future Cash Payments | The company’s contractual obligations that will require future cash payments as of December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
| Operating Leases(1) |  | Non-Cancelable Employment Agreements(2) |  | Subtotal |  | Cancelable License Agreements(3) |  | Total
2014 | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | 847 |
2015 | 74 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 374 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 724 |
2016 | 83 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 533 |
2017 | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |  |  | 350 |  |  | 432 |
2018 | 70 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |  |  | 6,865 |  |  | 6,935 |
Total | $ | 381 |  |  | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 1,231 |  |  | $ | 8,240 |  |  | $ | 9,471 |
(1) | Operating leases are primarily facility and equipment related obligations with third party vendors. Operating lease expenses during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 were approximately $77,000, $139,000 and $233,000, respectively.
(2) | Employment agreement obligations include management contracts, as well as scientific advisory board member compensation agreements. Certain agreements, which have been revised from time to time, provide for minimum salary levels, adjusted annually at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, as well as for minimum bonuses that are payable.
(3) | License agreements generally relate to the company’s obligations with The Board of Regents, University of Texas and Henry Jackson Foundation for our oncology therapies. The company continually assesses the progress of its licensed technology and the progress of its research and development efforts as it relates to its licensed technology and may terminate with notice to the licensor at any time. In the event these licenses are terminated, no amounts will be due.

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