Stockholders' Equity - Equity Incentive Plans (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 07, 2019
Jul. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Number of common stock shares provided for issuance of stock awards to its employees     12,522,000 8,196,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value     $ 419,755 $ 10,413
2019 incentive award plan        
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance 1,678,571,000      
Maximum number of shares of common stock a participant may receive 275,579,000      
Percentage of annual increase in shares reserved for issuance 5.00%      
2019 incentive award plan and inducement plan        
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Number of common stock shares provided for issuance of stock awards to its employees     1,842,432,000  
2015 plan        
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Options expiration term   10 years    
Options vesting period   4 years    
2015 plan | Private Oncternal        
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Number of common stock shares provided for issuance of stock awards to its employees   631,120    
2019 and 2015 plan        
Class Of Stock [Line Items]        
Weighted average grant date fair value per share of option grants     $ 4.35 $ 2.53