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Sale Of Stock, Remaining Amount To Be Sold

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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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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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 21, 2021	Nov. 06, 2020	May 08, 2020	Apr. 05, 2019	Jan. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Year One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent						33.333%
Year Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent						33.333%
Year Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent						33.333%
April 2019 ATM Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds to be raised		$ 60,000,000	$ 75,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Remaining amount to be sold in the offering						$ 128,800,000
Registration Statement, July 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds to be raised	$ 300,000,000
Registration Statement, July 2021 \| Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum proceeds to be raised	$ 150,000,000
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Hanmi
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares sold in public offering (in shares)					12,500,000
Shares sold in public offering (in dollars per share)					$ 1.60
Equity financing received					$ 20,000,000
Stock Options \| Year One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%
Stock Options \| Year Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%
Stock Options \| Year Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%
Restricted stock units \| Year One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%
Restricted stock units \| Year Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%
Restricted stock units \| Year Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percent					33.333%