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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jan. 01, 2019	Jan. 01, 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	$ 64,500,000
Underwriting discounts and commissions	4,100,000
Offering costs	$ 400,000
Reduction in exercise price of each warrant from public offering price for pre-funded warrants per share	$ 0.0001
Maximum ownership percentage for outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock to be exercised	4.99%
Period after notice received by company maximum ownership percentage to be effective description					The revised Maximum Ownership Percentage would be effective 60 days after the notice is received by the Company.
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises					$ 0
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding share of common stock					4.00%
Additional number of shares available for issuance							965,603	666,807
Common stock available for future issuance		1,560,562			1,560,562
2016 Equity Incentive Plan \| Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option to purchase an aggregate of common stock shares		44,000	255,800		1,245,900	1,288,900
Stock options to purchase common stock aggregate fair value		$ 200,000	$ 1,700,000		$ 7,100,000	$ 7,100,000
2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option to purchase an aggregate of common stock shares		24,772	24,977		44,904	55,914
Aggregate cash proceeds from sale of shares		$ 200,000	$ 100,000		$ 300,000	$ 200,000
Common Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued				5,047,000
Follow-on Public Offering \| Common Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	4,625,000
Public offering price	$ 8.00
Public offering price of warrant	$ 7.9999
Follow-on Public Offering \| Common Stock \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares	4,000,000
Underwriters' Over-allotment Option
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	1,125,000