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Accrued Expenses and Other
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Accrued Expenses and Other [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses and Other
2. Accrued Expenses and Other


Accrued expenses consist of the following:
 
 
 
September 30,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Legal and accounting fees
 
$
123
   
$
68
 
Accrued compensation
   
751
     
728
 
Lease liability
   
39
     
8
 
Accrued research and development costs and other
   
6,323
     
6,359
 
Total
 
$
7,236
   
$
7,163
 



Research and development expenses, including personnel costs, allocated facility costs, lab supplies, outside services, contract laboratory costs related to manufacturing drug product, clinical trials and preclinical studies are charged to research and development expense as incurred. The Company accounts for nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities as expense when the service has been performed or when the goods have been received. Our current NAVIGATE clinical trial is being supported by third-party contract research organizations, or CROs, and other vendors. We accrue expenses for clinical trial activities performed by CROs based upon the estimated amount of work completed on each trial. For clinical trial expenses and related expenses associated with the conduct of clinical trials, the significant factors used in estimating accruals include the number of patients enrolled, the number of active clinical sites, and the duration for which the patients have been enrolled in the trial. We monitor patient enrollment levels and related activities to the extent possible through internal reviews, review of contractual terms and correspondence with CROs. We base our estimates on the best information available at the time. We monitor patient enrollment levels and related activities to the extent possible through discussions with CRO personnel and based our estimates of clinical trial costs on the best information available at the time. However, additional information may become available to us which will allow us to make a more accurate estimate in future periods. In that event, we may be required to record adjustments to research and development expenses in future periods when the actual level of activity becomes more certain.