CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,275	$ 698
Other current assets	98	131
Total current assets	1,373	829
Patent license rights, net	196	353
Furniture and equipment, net	0	0
Total assets	1,569	1,182
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	197	249
Other accrued liabilities	2	55
Total current liabilities	199	304
Long-term debt
Convertible Promissory Notes Payable	0	1,000
Secured Debt and accrued interest, net of unamortized issuance costs	2,249	0
Total long-term debt	2,249	1,000
Capstone Therapeutics Corp. Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock $.0005 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 54,385,411 and 40,885,411 shares outstanding December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	27	20
Additional paid-in capital	190,468	189,477
Accumulated deficit	(191,374)	(189,619)
Total Capstone Therapeutics Corp. stockholders' equity (deficit)	(879)	(122)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total equity	(879)	(122)
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,569	$ 1,182

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