DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2021	Feb. 25, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	May 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Jun. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Product Information [Line Items]
Service revenue													$ 1,740,855
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.20		$ 0.01	$ 0.20		$ 0.01					$ 0.01
Proceeds from Convertible Debt											$ 300,000
Convertible Debt			$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000				$ 1,000,000			1,000,000
Stock issued during period								$ 109,688	$ 99,055
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock											$ 118,594
Warrants to purchase common stock			42,737,500	42,737,500				42,737,500			42,737,500
Issuance of additional warrants									$ 2,023,552,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent								$ (1,562,528)		$ (1,986,557)	$ (7,596,888)		(6,062,360)
Working capital deficit			$ 14,600,000	$ 14,600,000				14,600,000			14,600,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability			$ 2,600,000	$ 2,600,000				$ 2,600,000			2,600,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities											3,366,602		1,324,317
Proceeds from private placement											$ 1,613,200		$ 2,304,541
Warrant term			2 years 1 month 24 days	2 years 1 month 24 days				2 years 1 month 24 days			2 years 1 month 24 days
Paycheck Protection Plan [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from private placement											$ 100,000
Investor [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Stock issued during period						$ 10,000
Investor [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Mar. 31, 2022
Bridge Financiers [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from private placement											1,000,000.0
Autotelic Inc [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from private placement											$ 300,000
Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock			100,000	100,000				100,000			100,000
Oncotelic Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock						20,000,000.0			20,000,000.0
Oncotelic Warrant [Member] | Investor [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock						200,000			200,000
Edgepoint Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock			50,000	50,000				50,000			50,000
Warrant exercise price per share			$ 1.00	$ 1.00				$ 1.00			$ 1.00
Edgepoint Common Stock [Member] | Oncotelic Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock			50,000	50,000		50,000		50,000	50,000		50,000
Warrant exercise price per share			$ 0.20	$ 0.20				$ 0.20			$ 0.20
Warrants and Rights Outstanding						$ 10,000,000,000			$ 10,000,000,000
Mateon Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price per share			$ 0.20	$ 0.20				$ 0.20			$ 0.20
Warrant term			3 years	3 years				3 years			3 years
Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, price per share			$ 1.00	$ 1.00				$ 1.00			$ 1.00
Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Mateon Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, price per share			0.18	0.18				0.18			0.18
One Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, price per share			$ 0.18	$ 0.18				$ 0.18			$ 0.18
Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrant term			5 years	5 years				5 years		5 years	5 years		5 years
Maximum [Member] | Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, shares											25,000
Maximum [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, shares											138,889
Maximum [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Mateon Common Stock [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Conversion of debt, shares											138,889
Minimum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrant term			3 years	3 years				3 years		3 years	3 years		3 years
Golden Mountain Partners LLC [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from Convertible Debt	$ 1,500,000
Edgepoint AI, Inc [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share						$ 1.00			$ 1.00
Stock issued during period						$ 50,000
JH Darbie & Co Inc [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of shares issued and sold			10
Proceeds from private placement												$ 5,000,000
Payment of direct placement fees											$ 700,000
Placement agent fees											$ 650,000
Warrant term			5 years	5 years				5 years			5 years
JH Darbie & Co Inc [Member] | Oncotelic Warrant [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock			2,000,000.0	2,000,000.0				2,000,000.0			2,000,000.0
JH Darbie & Co Inc [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of shares issued and sold		100
JH Darbie & Co Inc [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of shares issued and sold		40
GMP [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Service revenue										$ 1,200,000
Autotelic BIO [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Service revenue										500,000
Supplemental Agreement [Member] | Golden Mountain Partners LLC [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Payment for services											$ 1,200,000
Service revenue										$ 0			$ 1,700,000
Debt financing																	$ 2,000,000
Note Purchase Agreements [Member] | Autotelic Inc [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Debt face amount					$ 698,500
Interest rate					5.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description					The Company may prepay the Notes at any time. Events of Default under the Notes include, without limitation, (i) failure to make payments under the Notes within thirty (30) days of the Maturity Date, (ii) breaches of the Note Purchase Agreement or Notes by the Company which is not cured within thirty (30) days of notice of the breach, (iii) bankruptcy, or (iv) a change in control of the Company (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreements). The Majority Holders have the right, at any time not more than five days following the Maturity Date, to elect to convert all, and not less than all, of the outstanding accrued and unpaid interest and principal on the Notes
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share					$ 0.01
Conversion of debt, price per share					$ 0.18
Unsecured Convertible Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000				$ 1,500,000			$ 1,500,000
Interest rate			2.00%	2.00%				2.00%			2.00%
Unsecured Covertible Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Interest rate														2.00%
Convertible Debt														$ 500,000
Equity Purchase Agreement [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Stock issued during period							$ 1,300,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock							169,000
Cost incurred on sale of stock							$ 40,000
Proceeds from private placement											$ 200,000
Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share							$ 0.01
Stock issued during period							$ 10,000,000.0
Geneva Agreement [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Convertible Debt							$ 203,750								$ 103,750,000,000
Proceeds from private placement											300,000
Geneva Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Convertible Debt															$ 1,200,000
Subscription Agreements [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Convertible Debt			$ 2,174,595	$ 2,174,595				$ 2,174,595			$ 2,174,595
Subscription Agreements [Member] | Edgepoint AI, Inc [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Stock issued during period						$ 50,000
Number of shares issued and sold											100
Number of shares issued											25,000
Stock value, price per share			$ 1.00	$ 1.00				$ 1.00			$ 1.00
License Agreement [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Milestone payment				$ 50,000,000
Royalties percent			15.00%	15.00%				15.00%			15.00%
Since Inception Date [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent											$ 29,200,000