Provision for maximum cash payment.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Related Party Transactions - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2016	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued for initial consideration for license				2,300
Research and development expense related to license agreements		$ 13,042,000	$ 9,232,000	$ 37,755,000	$ 22,286,000
Officers and Board Members [Member] \| Consulting Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expense related to related party		0	2,000	0	42,000
License Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Provision for maximum cash payment	$ 2,000,000
Research and development expense related to license agreements		415,000	$ 0	779,000	$ 41,000
License Agreement [Member] \| Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued for initial consideration for license	1,161,665
Sub-lease Agreement [Member] \| Officers and Board Members [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expense related to related party		$ 369,000		$ 1,090,000