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Milestone contingent shares issued to non employee converted into restricted stock swards.

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Milestone contingent shares issued to non employee converted into stock options.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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Amount of cash outflow for fees classified as other.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Spouse Of Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Outstanding liability to related party	$ 0	$ 0
Spouse Of Chief Executive Officer \| Research and Development
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consulting fees	0	399,000	$ 433,000
One Of The Founders
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consulting fees	50,000	50,000	$ 50,000
Outstanding liability to related party	0	$ 0
Annual consulting fees to company founder	$ 50,000
One Of The Founders \| Stock Option
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued to related party converted into stock options	13,852
One Of The Founders \| Unvested Restricted Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued to related party converted into restricted stock awards	43,290