Warrants - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 24, 2020
SVB Term Loan
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants		42,894
Exercise price of warrants	$ 11.6565	$ 11.6565
Warrant expire date	Jun. 24, 2030
Warrant to purchase common stock	42,894
Pre Funded Warrants
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.001
Pre Funded Warrants \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.001
Investor \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants	3,244,987
Exercise price of warrants	$ 2.062
Minimum \| SVB Term Loan
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Warrant to purchase common stock	42,894
Minimum \| Investor \| Pre Funded Warrants \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.001
Private Placement \| Investor \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 2.062
Warrant exercisable commencing date	Sep. 21, 2022
Private Placement \| Investor \| Pre Funded Warrants \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants	2,410,933
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.001
Private Placement \| Investor \| Warrant Expiring in March 17, 2024 \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants	3,244,987
Warrant expire date	Mar. 17, 2024
Private Placement \| Investor \| Warrant Expiring in September 17, 2027 \| March 2022 Purchase Agreement
Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants	3,244,987
Warrant expire date	Sep. 17, 2027

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123467817&loc=d3e21475-112644

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