Nature of Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations

1. Nature of Operations

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“RXi,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage company developing innovative therapeutics based on our proprietary self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA^®) platform and Samcyprone™ which address significant unmet medical needs. We have a pipeline of discovery, preclinical and clinical product candidates in the areas of dermatology, ophthalmology and cell-based cancer immunotherapy. The Company’s clinical development programs include RXI-109, an sd-rxRNA for the treatment of dermal and ocular scarring, and Samcyprone™, a topical immunomodulator, for the treatment of warts. The Company’s pipeline, coupled with our extensive patent portfolio, provides for product development and business development opportunities across a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas.