Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- NATURE OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND GOING CONCERN (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Current Year	$ 308,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Two	282,000
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Three	206,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 886,000
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Of Vested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 122.06
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Unvested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 23.39
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Four	$ 90,000
Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual Forfeiture Rate Percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual Forfeiture Rate Percentage	2.00%	2.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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