Sponsored Research and Clinical Trial Agreements - summary of Mustang’s expense related to its sponsored research agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands  | 
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| Research And Development In Process | $ 1 | $ 1,800 | $ 98 | $ 3,094 | 
| Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | 1,290 | 2,076 | 2,680 | 2,605 | 
| COH CAR T [Member] | Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | 500 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 
| COH - CD123 [Member] | Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | 114 | 575 | 264 | 595 | 
| COH - IL13Ra2 [Member] | Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | 143 | 1,001 | 503 | 1,010 | 
| City of Hope - Manufacturing [Member] | Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | 115 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 
| Fred Hutch - CD20 [Member] | Mustang Therapeutics Inc [Member] | ||||
| Research And Development In Process | $ 418 | $ 0 | $ 684 | $ 0 | 
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