SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. These statements relate to future events or to our future operating or financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about:
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the potential benefits, activity, effectiveness and safety of our product candidates;
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the success and timing of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, including the timing and availability of data from such clinical trials;
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the primary endpoints to be utilized in our clinical trials;
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the scope, progress, expansion, and costs of developing and commercializing our product candidates;
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our dependence on existing and future collaborators for commercializing product candidates in the collaboration;
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our receipt and timing of any milestone payments or royalties under any existing or future research collaboration and license agreements or arrangements;
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the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations, results of operations and financial performance;
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the potential adverse effects of any regional armed conflicts on our business and operations, results of operations and financial performance;
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the size and growth of the potential markets for our product candidates and the ability to serve those markets;
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our expectations regarding our expenses and revenue, the sufficiency of our cash resources, and needs for additional financing;
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regulatory developments in the United States and other countries;
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the rate and degree of market acceptance of any future products;
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the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and product candidates, including additional indications for which we may pursue;
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our expectations regarding competition;
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our anticipated growth strategies;
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the performance of third-party manufacturers;
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our ability to establish and maintain development partnerships;
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our expectations regarding federal, state, and foreign regulatory requirements;
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our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates;
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the successful development for our sales and marketing capabilities;
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the hiring and retention of key scientific or management personnel; and
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the anticipated trends and challenges in our business and the market in which we operate.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We discuss in greater detail many of these risks under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement, in any free writing prospectuses we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering, and in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus in their entirety. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of the document containing the applicable statement. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new