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Related-Party Transactions (Details Textual) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                            
Research and Development Expense $ 2,200,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 300,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 3,998us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 5,675us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 18,990us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 12,987us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 13,533us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 13,501us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 18,607us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 12,259us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 41,649,389us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 57,898,971us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 35,670,418us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense  
Proceeds from License Fees Received                           191,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLicenseFeesReceived
License and Maintenance Revenue                     20,000us-gaap_LicenseAndMaintenanceRevenue 20,000us-gaap_LicenseAndMaintenanceRevenue    
Research and Development Expense [Member]                            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                            
Reimbursable Research And Development Expenses                     50,614ecyt_ReimbursableResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
27,394ecyt_ReimbursableResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
   
Patents [Member]                            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                            
Reimbursement Revenue                           50,000us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
Chief Science Officer [Member]                            
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                            
Research and Development Expense                     $ 1,000,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ecyt_ChiefScienceOfficer1Member
$ 824,559us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ecyt_ChiefScienceOfficer1Member
$ 788,737us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ecyt_ChiefScienceOfficer1Member