| STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
 | 9 Months Ended | 
| Sep. 30, 2020 | 
|---|
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  | 
| SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION | The
following table summarizes stock option-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:   
 SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION 
    |  |  | For
    the three months ended September 30, |  |  | For
    the nine months ended September 30, |  |  
    |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  
    | Research and development |  | $ | 765,000 |  |  | $ | 972,000 |  |  | $ | 2,380,000 |  |  | $ | 3,013,000 |  |  
    | General and administrative |  |  | 484,000 |  |  |  | 854,000 |  |  |  | 1,703,000 |  |  |  | 2,594,000 |  |  
    | Stock option-based compensation expense
    included in operating expense |  |  | 1,249,000 |  |  |  | 1,826,000 |  |  |  | 4,083,000 |  |  |  | 5,607,000 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Total stock option-based compensation
    expense |  |  | 1,249,000 |  |  |  | 1,826,000 |  |  |  | 4,083,000 |  |  |  | 5,607,000 |  |  
    | Tax benefit |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  
    | Stock option-based
    compensation expense, net of tax |  | $ | 1,249,000 |  |  | $ | 1,826,000 |  |  | $ | 4,083,000 |  |  | $ | 5,607,000 |  |  | 
| SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS TO ESTIMATE THE FAIR VALUE OF THE OPTIONS GRANTED | We
used the following weighted-average assumptions to estimate the fair value of the options granted for the periods indicated:   
 SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS TO ESTIMATE THE FAIR VALUE OF THE OPTIONS GRANTED 
    |  |  | For
    the three months ended September 30, |  |  | For
    the nine months ended September 30, |  |  
    |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  
    | Expected volatility |  |  | 110% |  |  |  | 103% |  |  |  | 111% |  |  |  | 108% |  |  
    | Expected term |  |  | 6.25
                                         years |  |  |  | 6.25
                                         years |  |  |  | 6.25
                                         years |  |  |  | 5.09
                                         years |  |  
    | Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.16% |  |  |  | 1.83% |  |  |  | 0.29% |  |  |  | 2.21% |  |  
    | Expected dividend yield |  |  | 0% |  |  |  | 0% |  |  |  | 0% |  |  |  | 0% |  |  | 
| SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS ACTIVITY | The
following table summarizes the options granted for the periods indicated:   
 SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS ACTIVITY 
    |  |  | For
    the three months ended September 30, |  |  | For
    the nine months ended September 30, |  |  
    |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  
    | Options granted |  |  | 342,100 |  |  |  | 105,600 |  |  |  | 3,415,146 |  |  |  | 1,490,490 |  |  
    | Weighted-average: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Exercise price |  | $ | 3.08 |  |  | $ | 2.58 |  |  | $ | 2.38 |  |  | $ | 6.53 |  |  
    | Grant date fair value |  | $ | 2.56 |  |  | $ | 2.09 |  |  | $ | 1.99 |  |  | $ | 5.14 |  |  | 
| Restricted Stock [Member] |  | 
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  | 
| SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION | The
following table summarizes restricted common stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019:   
 SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION 
    |  |  | For
    the three months ended September 30, |  |  | For
    the nine months ended September 30, |  |  
    |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  
    | Research and development |  | $ | 89,000 |  |  | $ | 66,000 |  |  | $ | 561,000 |  |  | $ | 66,000 |  |  
    | General and administrative |  |  | 72,000 |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  | 251,000 |  |  |  | 282,000 |  |  
    | Restricted stock-based compensation
    expense included in operating expense |  |  | 161,000 |  |  |  | 98,000 |  |  |  | 812,000 |  |  |  | 348,000 |  |  
    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | Total restricted stock-based compensation
    expense |  |  | 161,000 |  |  |  | 98,000 |  |  |  | 812,000 |  |  |  | 348,000 |  |  
    | Tax benefit |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  
    | Restricted stock-based
    compensation expense, net of tax |  | $ | 161,000 |  |  | $ | 98,000 |  |  | $ | 812,000 |  |  | $ | 348,000 |  |  |