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Collaboration and License Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
China License Agreement \| San Reno
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Consideration received as preferred shares	$ 40,000,000.0
Consideration received as warrants	$ 1,200,000
Revenue recognized			$ 2,700,000
China License Agreement \| San Reno \| Maximum
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Progress-dependent milestone receivable			25,000,000.0
AbbVie Agreement
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Common stock shares issued		2,000,000.0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 6,700,000
Milestone payment			0		$ 0
AbbVie Agreement \| Maximum
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments			135,000,000.0
Merck
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized				$ 10,000,000.0
Merck \| Maximum \| Product Candidate
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Milestone amount eligible to receive for products or product candidates			287,000,000.0
Merck \| Maximum \| Product
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Milestone amount eligible to receive for products or product candidates			135,000,000.0
Lilly Agreement
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized					$ 400,000
Lilly Agreement \| Maximum
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Milestone amount eligible to receive for products or product candidates			$ 464,900,000