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License Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
License Agreements
Research and development				$ 67,003	$ 53,572	$ 41,018
Adimab LLC
License Agreements
Option fee percentage			65.00%
Adimab LLC \| License Agreements
License Agreements
Research and development				0	3,000	3,092
Adimab LLC \| Maximum
License Agreements
Technical milestones payment			$ 250
License agreement milestone payments			$ 13,000
MSK \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
License Agreements
License agreement milestone payments		$ 7,500
Research and development				$ 200	50	$ 50
Upfront license execution fee due		$ 100
Timing of satisfaction				10 years
Vaccinex, Inc. \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
License Agreements
Research and development				$ 500	$ 850
Payments to related party				$ 850
Vaccinex, Inc. \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement \| Clinical Milestone Payment
License Agreements
License agreement milestone payments	$ 3,500
Vaccinex, Inc. \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement \| Regulatory Milestone Payment
License Agreements
License agreement milestone payments	$ 11,500

Collaborative Arrangement, Rights and Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period

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