Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Nov. 03, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2019  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2019  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Entity Registrant Name Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001651407  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Ex Transition Period true  
Entity Small Business true  
Trading Symbol CKPT  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
Common Stock [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   31,219,746
Common Class A [Member]    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   7,000,000