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Going Concern
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Going Concern
1.    Going Concern
 
Adherex Technologies Inc. (“Adherex”), a Canadian Corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries Oxiquant, Inc. (“Oxiquant”) and Adherex, Inc., both Delaware corporations, and Cadherin Biomedical Inc. (“CBI”), a Canadian corporation, collectively referred to herein as the “Company,” is a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on cancer therapeutics.
 
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”) of America that are applicable to a going concern which contemplates that Adherex will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company is a development stage company and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, generated net income of $1,176 as a result of a gain on a derivative liability of $3,683.  Cash used in operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $2,459. At September 30, 2011, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $108,886 and had experienced negative cash flows from operations since inception in the amount of $81,276.These circumstances lend substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company to meet its obligations as they come due and, accordingly, the use of accounting principles applicable to a going concern may not be appropriate. The Company will need to obtain additional funding in the future in order to finance our business strategy beyond our current trials through the issuance of equity, debt or collaboration.  If we fail to arrange for sufficient capital on a timely basis, we may be required to curtail our business activities until we can obtain adequate financing.
 
These financial statements do not reflect the potentially material adjustments in the carrying values of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used, that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate.