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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, other current assets were comprised of the following (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2019				2018
Prepaid services		$	277			$	166
Prepaid insurance			536				564
Other receivables			144				55
		$	957			$	785

Property and Equipment, net

Property and Equipment, net

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, property and equipment, net, were comprised of the following (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2019				2018
Office and computer equipment		$	1,518			$	1,279
Leasehold improvements			1,682				1,682
			3,200				2,961
Less accumulated depreciation			(1,021	)			(662	)
		$	2,179			$	2,299

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, accounts payable and accrued expenses were comprised of the following (in thousands):

		December 31,
		2019				2018
Accrued expenses		$	791			$	824
Accounts payable			327				721
Accrued payroll and bonus			679				423
Accrued professional fees			332				186
Accrued vacation and compensation			166				192
Accrued R&D studies			858				230
Finance lease obligation - current			120				—
Other current liabilities			6				201
		$	3,279			$	2,777

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Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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