Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Additional	Sep. 30, 2012 Supply Agreement	Sep. 30, 2012 Technology Licenses	Sep. 30, 2012 Clinical Trials
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Accrued license payments - related party		$ 50,000	$ 39,538			$ 50,000	$ 39,000
Estimates reimbursable past patent expenses		75,000
Patent expense per quarter		25,000
Purchase commitment amount	0
Purchase commitment amount paid					340,000
Prepaid drug product for testing		$ 79,500	$ 153,000	$ 79,500