ACCRUED EXPENSES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

7. ACCRUED EXPENSES

The following table summarizes the Company’s accrued expenses for each of the periods indicated: 

	As of September 30, 2016		As of December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Accrued clinical and preclinical costs	$	9,094	$	9,587
Accrued employee compensation costs		7,649		8,189
Accrued contract manufacturing costs		7,605		4,830
Accrued professional fees		2,280		4,258
Accrued research costs		1,746		629
Other		1,165		1,560
Total accrued expenses	$	29,539	$	29,053