Description of Company and Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 Program
Description of Company and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Number of programs in clinical development for cancer indications	2

Represents the number of programs in clinical development for cancer indications.

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