Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 121 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
Sep. 30, 2010 |
Sep. 30, 2011 |
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| Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract] | |||||
| Revenue | $ 5,027 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||
| Research and development | 6,481 | 4,773 | 17,646 | 14,194 | 196,293 |
| General and administrative | 1,308 | 1,297 | 4,290 | 3,591 | 67,787 |
| Total operating expenses | 7,789 | 6,070 | 21,936 | 17,785 | 264,080 |
| Loss from operations | (7,789) | (6,070) | (21,936) | (17,785) | (259,053) |
| Interest income (expense), net | 5 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 8,339 |
| Other income (expense) | 3,659 | 148 | 1,538 | 5,604 | 4,393 |
| Net loss | (4,125) | (5,908) | (20,378) | (12,128) | (246,321) |
| Dividend related to beneficial conversion feature of redeemable convertible preferred stock | (40,862) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ (4,125) | $ (5,908) | $ (20,378) | $ (12,128) | $ (287,183) |
| Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ (0.08) | $ (0.18) | $ (0.45) | $ (0.36) | |
| Weighted average number of shares used in per common share calculations: basic and diluted | 49,052 | 33,672 | 44,812 | 33,638 | |
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- Definition The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.
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