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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) Position shares	Sep. 30, 2020 Position	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Aug. 03, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring implementation month and year					2020-09
Number of positions eliminated \| Position		33
Percentage of positions eliminated		32.00%
Severance charge in operating expenses						$ 1.8
Number of awards available for grant \| shares					5,313,451	4,270,764
Term Loan \| Loan Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt amount					$ 2.3
Term Loan \| Loan Agreement \| Hercules Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of first tranche							$ 25.0
Scenario Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Severance charge in operating expenses				$ 1.8
Scenario Forecast \| Term Loan \| Loan Agreement \| Hercules Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt conversion, original debt amount			$ 2.7
Principal amount of first tranche			$ 20.0
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Restructuring implementation month and year	2022-02
Number of positions eliminated \| Position	32
Percentage of positions eliminated	50.00%
Subsequent Event \| Stock Options
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of awards available for grant \| shares	1,893,335
Grant date total fair value	$ 2.0
Subsequent Event \| RSUs
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of awards available for grant \| shares	463,328
Grant date total fair value	$ 0.5