RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES - Schedule of major classes of research and development expenses (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Research And Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expenses	$ 1,287,621	$ 2,129,672
Manufacturing costs
Schedule Of Research And Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expenses	283,830	721,413
Pre-clinical costs
Schedule Of Research And Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expenses	704,744	1,403,436
Clinical trial costs
Schedule Of Research And Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expenses	$ 299,047	$ 4,823

The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 985
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373

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