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Reduction in Force | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Reduction in Force [Abstract] |
Reduction in Force | 12. Reduction in Force On March 26, 2025, the Company announced a reduction in force (the "Reduction") that resulted in a reduction of 53 positions, representing approximately 34% of the Company’s workforce. The Company undertook the Reduction to decrease its costs and create a more streamlined organization to focus on upcoming clinical data updates. Employees affected by the Reduction were entitled to receive severance payments and certain Company funded benefits totaling approximately $5.4 million in costs. The Company recognized severance and benefit expense in full for employees who were notified of their termination in March 2025 and had no requirements for future service. The Company is recognizing expense for employees who are required to render services to receive their severance and benefits ratably over the service period from April 2025 to October 31, 2025. These charges were recorded pursuant to ASC 712 or ASC 420, depending on the agreements with the impacted employees. The expense was recognized in general and administrative operating expenses in the condensed statement of operations. The following table provides details of the severance and other termination benefit expense with the remaining balance of the liability recorded in accrued and other current liabilities on the condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2025 (in thousands):
|  | No Future Service Period Required |  |  | Future Service Period Required |  |  | Total |
Total severance and other benefits, at fair value |  | $ | 5,118 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 5,368 |
Liability balance, January 1, 2025 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Expense recognized during the period |  |  | 5,118 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,118 |
Payments made during the period |  |  | (1,833 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,833 | )
Liability balance, March 31, 2025 |  | $ | 3,285 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,285 |
(Credit)/Expense recognized during the period |  |  | (192 | ) |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | (86 | )
Payments made during the period |  |  | (1,834 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,834 | )
Liability balance, June 30, 2025 |  | $ | 1,259 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |
(Credit)/Expense recognized during the period |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | (26 | )
Payments made during the period |  |  | (671 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | (671 | )
Liability balance, September 30, 2025 |  | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 668 |

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