Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Equipment (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Laboratory equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Furniture and fixtures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in Years)	5 years
Lab equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (in Years)	3 years

Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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