Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation and significant accounting policies

The summary of significant accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 have not materially changed, except as set forth below.

Basis of presentation and consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to U.S. GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) and Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments (which consist primarily of accruals, estimates and assumptions that impact the financial statements) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2022 and its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and statements of changes in stockholder’s equity (deficit) and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022, or for any future period. The interim consolidated financial statements, presented herein, do not contain the required disclosures under U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. Therefore, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022.

Use of estimates

The preparation of unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of revisions are reflected in the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Significant areas that require management’s estimates include share-based compensation assumptions, royalty purchase liability assumptions and accrued research and development expenses.

Research and development expenses

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of funds paid to third parties for the provision of services for product candidate development, clinical and preclinical development and related supply and manufacturing costs, and regulatory compliance costs. The Company accrues and expenses preclinical studies and clinical trial activities performed by third parties based upon estimates of the proportion of work completed over the term of the individual trial and patient enrollment rates in accordance with agreements with clinical research organizations and clinical trial sites. The Company determines the estimates by reviewing contracts, vendor agreements and purchase orders, and through discussions with internal clinical personnel and external service providers as to the progress or stage of completion of trials or services and the agreed-upon fee to be paid for such services. However, actual costs and timing of clinical trials are highly uncertain, subject to risks and may change depending upon a number of factors, including the Company’s clinical development plan.

Management makes estimates of the Company’s accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date in the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on facts and circumstances known to the Company at that time. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, the Company will adjust the accrual accordingly. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services, including fees for process development or manufacturing and distribution of clinical supplies that will be used in future research and development activities, are deferred and recognized as expense in the period that the related goods are consumed or services are performed.

In September 2020, the Company was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, which will partially fund its Phase 1/2 safety and anti-cancer efficacy trial in NSCLC (the

Grant). Costs entitled to reimbursement under the Grant are accounted for as a reduction to research and development expenses. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded a reduction to research and development expense of $0.3 million for expenses for which it has been reimbursed, or is entitled to reimbursement, under the Grant. The Company has fully utilized the $1.1 million of available funding under the Grant and did not receive any reimbursement during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Net loss per share

Basic loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted loss per share of common stock includes the effect, if any, from the potential exercise or conversion of securities, such as stock options and common stock warrants, which would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock. For diluted net loss per share, the weighted-average number of shares of common stock is the same for basic net loss per share due to the fact that when a net loss exists, dilutive securities are not included in the calculation as the impact is anti-dilutive.

The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive:


	June 30,
	2022		2021
Stock options		5,814,022		5,009,997
Common stock warrants		550,661		550,661
		6,364,683		5,560,658

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There were no new accounting pronouncements that were issued or became effective since the issuance of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 that had, or are expected to have, a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.