Accrued Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Note 5.  Accrued Expenses

At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	June 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017
Payroll and related costs	$	2,309	$	3,108
Clinical and nonclinical trial expenses		6,163		3,495
Professional and consulting fees		4,220		1,317
Other		29		80
Total accrued expenses	$	12,721	$	8,000

Included in accrued professional and consulting fees at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $3.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of merger-related costs. See Note 12 for further discussion of the fixed expense reimbursement received in July 2018 in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement.