Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Nov. 04, 2020
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	BIO-PATH HOLDINGS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001133818
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	BPTH
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,541,857
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true