General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

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Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]  
Document Type S-1
Amendment Flag false
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2011
Trading Symbol NVLT
Entity Registrant Name NOVELOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key 0001279704
Entity Filer Category Smaller Reporting Company