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Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Entity Filer Category Entity Public Float Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Prepaid expenses and other current assets Deferred offering costs Total current assets Furniture and equipment, net TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Accounts payable - related party Accrued Phase 3 expenses Accrued payroll Deferred revenue Notes payable and accrued interest - related party Convertible note payable and accrued interest Total current liabilities Commitments and contingencies STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10 shares authorized, none and 10 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively Common stock, $0.001 par value, 395,000,000 shares authorized, 6,772,066 and 397,515 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively Additional paid-in capital Deficit accumulated during the development stage TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Preferred stock, par value Preferred stock, Authorized Preferred stock, Issued Preferred stock, outstanding Common stock, par value Common stock, authorized shares Common stock, issued shares Common stock, outstanding shares Income Statement [Abstract] Revenues: License revenues Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative Research and development Loss from operations Other income (expense): Interest expense Interest income Loss from extinguishment of debt Gain on settlement Gain on forgiveness of liabilities Total other expense, net Net loss Deemed dividend to preferred stockholders Net loss attributable to common stockholders Net loss attributable to common stockholders per common share, basic and diluted Weighted 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INFORMATION: Cash paid for income taxes SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Issuance of and adjustment to common stock and warrants to consulting firms for prepaid consulting fees Deferred offering costs in connection with equity offering recorded in accounts payable Conversion of related party accounts payable into common stock Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest into common stock Forgiveness of notes payable and accrued interest to stockholders Conversion of advances to notes payable to stockholders Related party acquisition of Phase three liabilities Conversion of preferred stock into common stock Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] ORGANIZATION Accounting Policies [Abstract] SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Notes to Financial Statements BANKRUPTCY PETITION AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT Payables and Accruals 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