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Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern Uncertainty - Additional Information (Detail)

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Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern Uncertainty - Additional Information (Detail)
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Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]                          
Reverse stock split ratio 0.1                        
Number of products approved for commercial sale | Product     0               0    
Revenue from product sales                     $ 0    
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]                     us-gaap:ProductMember    
Net loss     $ (3,194,000) $ (3,673,000) $ (3,624,000) $ (5,904,000) $ (3,637,000) $ (3,240,000) $ (2,788,000) $ (3,022,000) $ (16,395,000) $ (12,687,000) $ (10,583,000)
Accumulated deficit     (45,704,000)       $ (25,381,000)       (45,704,000) (25,381,000)  
Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments     16,700,000               16,700,000    
Working capital     $ 14,500,000               14,500,000    
Net cash used in operations                     $ 15,216,000 $ 10,623,000 $ 9,107,000
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member]                          
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]                          
Reverse stock split ratio   0.0909                      
Conversion of each issued share of Achieve common stock , shares converted | shares   821,011