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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Reverse stock split conversation ratio 1-for-7    
Foreign exchange gain $ 100,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax $ 200,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax  
Sub lease revenue     200,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue
Maximum maturity of highly liquid debt instrument 90 days    
Maximum maturity to be considered as available for sale 12 months    
Changes in carrying amounts of warrant liabilities [Abstract]      
Beginning balance 24,182,324us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 3,972,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent  
Net changes in valuation (19,051,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueAdjustment 20,210,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueAdjustment  
Ending balance 5,131,085us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 24,182,324us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 3,972,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earning per share amount (in shares) 17.4us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 14.7us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 11.0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares) 0.7us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance    
Recurring [Member]      
Fair value measurements by level for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis      
Cash equivalents 31,159,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
10,281,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Short-term investments 45,622,000cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
27,085,000cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Warrant liabilities (5,131,000)cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
(24,182,000)cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Level I [Member] | Recurring [Member]      
Fair value measurements by level for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis      
Cash equivalents 31,159,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
10,281,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Short-term investments 45,622,000cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
27,085,000cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Warrant liabilities 0cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
0cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Level II [Member] | Recurring [Member]      
Fair value measurements by level for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis      
Cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Short-term investments 0cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
0cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Warrant liabilities 0cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
0cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
 
Level III [Member] | Recurring [Member]      
Fair value measurements by level for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis      
Cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Short-term investments 0cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
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0cytr_ShortTermInvestmentsFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Warrant liabilities $ (5,131,000)cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
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$ (24,182,000)cytr_WarrantLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
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Minimum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Useful life 3 years    
Maximum [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Useful life 5 years