Nature of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Nature of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of the Business Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients by tackling key mechanisms of drug resistance that limit the rate and/or durability of response to existing cancer therapies. The Company's small molecule drug candidates are directed against an important family of enzymes called kinases, known to be directly involved in the growth and spread of many cancers. The Company uses its understanding of kinase biology together with a proprietary chemistry library to purposefully design compounds that maintain kinases in a "switched off" or inactivated conformation. These investigational therapies comprise tumor-targeted agents designed to address therapeutic-resistance-causing mutations and immuno-targeted agents designed to control the activation of immunokinases that suppress critical immune system regulators, such as macrophages. The Company has used its platform to develop a pipeline of tumor-targeted and immuno-targeted drug candidates designed to improve outcomes for patients with cancer by improving the quality, rate, and/or durability of their responses to treatment that includes three clinical-stage, one preclinical-stage, and one research-stage program. The Company wholly owns all of its drug candidates with the exception of a development and commercialization out-license agreement for the Company's lead drug candidate, ripretinib, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, also referred to as Greater China or the Greater China region. The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, ability to complete late-stage clinical trials, ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals, ability to prepare for and successfully launch drug candidates that are approved for marketing, compliance with government regulations, the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on its operations, and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Drug candidates currently under development will require significant additional research and development efforts, including extensive preclinical and/or clinical testing and regulatory approval, as well as further development of the Company's commercial capabilities and infrastructure, prior to commercialization for the Company's drug candidates, including ripretinib, if approved. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel and infrastructure, and extensive compliance-reporting capabilities. Even if the Company's drug development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, or the future outbreak of any other highly infectious or contagious diseases, may impact the Company's business, including its preclinical studies, clinical trial operations, or future commercialization efforts, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, including the scope, severity, and duration of such pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. The Company is monitoring the potential impact of COVID-19, if any, on its financial condition and results of operations. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic may also have the effect of heightening the risks to which the Company is subject, including various aspects of the Company's preclinical studies and ongoing clinical trials, the reliance on third parties in the Company's supply chain for materials and manufacturing of the Company's drug candidates for its clinical trials and potential commercial launch, disruptions in health regulatory agencies' operations globally, the volatility of the Company's common stock, and its ability to access capital markets, and the Company's ability to successfully launch, commercialize, and generate revenue from a potential product launch. In June 2018, the Company issued and sold 4,945,000 shares of its common stock in a follow-on public offering at a public offering price of $40.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $185.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In the third quarter of 2019, the Company issued and sold 12,432,431 shares of its common stock in a follow-on public offering at a public offering price of $37.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $431.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In February 2020, the Company issued and sold 3,659,090 shares of its common stock in a follow-on public offering at a public offering price of $55.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds of $188.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring losses including net losses of $72.8 million and $192.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $560.8 million. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses in the foreseeable future. The Company expects that its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least 12 months from the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements. The future viability of the Company is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to fund its operations. The Company expects its expenses to increase in connection with ongoing activities, particularly as the Company advances its clinical trials for its drug candidates in development and engages in efforts to support commercialization should ripretinib receive regulatory approval. Accordingly, the Company will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with continuing operations. If the Company is unable to raise capital when needed, or on attractive terms, it could be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate its research or drug development programs or any future commercialization efforts. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company to fund continuing operations, if at all. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Unaudited Interim Financial Information These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S.) (GAAP). The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (Form 10-K) on file with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company's consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2020 and consolidated results of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 have been made. The consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. Other than those discussed within the section "Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements", the significant accounting policies used in preparation of these consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, the accrual for research and development expenses, and the valuation of stock-based awards. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Net Loss per Share Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the diluted net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares, including potential dilutive common shares assuming the dilutive effect as determined using the treasury stock method. For periods in which the Company has reported net losses, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share, since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive. The Company reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The following potential dilutive securities, presented based on amounts outstanding at the end of each reporting period, have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive impact: As of March 31, 2020 2019 Options to purchase common stock 7,339,747 6,713,029 Unvested time-based restricted common stock units 283,690 77,000 Unvested performance-based restricted common stock units 57,000 — Total 7,680,437 6,790,029 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or other standard setting bodies that the Company adopts as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed below, the Company does not believe that the adoption of recently issued standards have or may have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements or disclosures. Credit Losses In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13). The FASB subsequently issued amendments to ASU 2016-13, which have the same effective date and transition date of January 1, 2020. This standard requires entities to estimate an expected lifetime credit loss on financial assets and report credit losses using an expected losses model rather than the incurred losses model that was previously used, and establishes additional disclosures related to credit risks. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, the standard now requires allowances to be recorded instead of reducing the amortized cost of the investment. This standard limits the amount of credit losses to be recognized for available-for-sale debt securities to the amount by which carrying value exceeds fair value and requires the reversal of previously recognized credit losses if fair value increases. This standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2020, and adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. |