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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and, therefore, certain information and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, have been omitted.

In the opinion of management, the information reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The condensed balance sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 5, 2021.

Use of Estimates  

The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to accrued research and development expenses, other long-lived assets, stock-based compensation and the valuation of deferred tax assets.

The Company bases its estimates using historical experience, Company forecasts and future plans, current economic conditions, and information from third-party professionals that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities and recorded amounts of expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources, and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate.

Related Party Transactions

In August 2019, the Company engaged a consulting firm managed by the then-acting chief financial officer of the Company for professional services related to finance and other administrative functions. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the costs incurred under this arrangement totaled $327,000. These costs were recorded as general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The Company terminated its relationship with this entity in September 2020.