Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Capital stock authorized for issuance		150,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized		145,000,000	145,000,000
Common stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized		5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.001
Common stock, shares outstanding		95,506,271	88,505,302
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock		$ 60,521,739	$ 56,585,035	$ 12,419,119
Stock issued, price per share		$ 23.00	$ 5.25
Common Stock Purchase Agreement | Janssen and JJDC
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued	3,260,869
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	$ 75,000,000
Stock issued, price per share	$ 23.00
2004 Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, and Inducement Grants
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Share reserve for issuance		7,177,796