Selected Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]

4. Selected Balance Sheet Information

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Prepaid insurance	$	351	$	358
Other prepaid expenses		290		185
Prepaid conferences, travel and other expenses		94		295
Clinical consulting services refund receivable		46		-
Prepaid clinical research organizations		46		1,677
Total	$	827	$	2,515

Prepaid clinical research organization expense is classified as a current asset. The Company makes payments to the clinical research organizations based on agreed upon terms that include payments in advance of study services. The Company anticipates that the majority of the prepaid clinical research organization expenses will be applied to research and development expenses during 2018. 

Property and equipment (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Computer and office equipment	$	851	$	641
Leasehold improvements		439		439
Software		11		11
		1,301		1,091
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(429)		(186)
Total	$	872	$	905

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accrued manufacturing costs	$	661	$	14
Accrued clinical consulting services		658		2,211
Accrued vendor payments		193		400
Other accrued expenses		14		2
Total	$	1,526	$	2,627

Accrued employee benefits (in thousands)

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accrued bonus expense	$	1,283	$	-
Accrued severance expense		590		52
Accrued vacation expense		201		261
Total	$	2,074	$	313