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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Detail Textuals) (Biomedical catalyst of United Kingdom government, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
NSCLC and Nasopharyngeal Cancer
 
Organization [Line Items]  
Grant award amount $ 1.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromGrantors
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Investigational new drug (IND)
 
Organization [Line Items]  
Grant award amount $ 3.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromGrantors
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