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Derivative Financial Instruments - Warrants (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares
Changes in the Company's derivative financial instruments liability balance
Balance of warrants outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) \| shares	5,260,992
Balance of warrants outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) \| shares	4,490,159
Balance of derivative financial instruments liability at the beginning of the period	$ 285
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments—warrants during the period recognized as a gain in the condensed statements of operations	207	$ 2
Balance of derivative financial instruments liability at the end of the period	$ 78
Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of warrants
Estimated fair value of Trovagene common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 9.26		$ 17.99
Warrants to purchase Common Stock \| Black Scholes Option Pricing Method
Changes in the Company's derivative financial instruments liability balance
Balance of warrants outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) \| shares	64,496
Balance of warrants outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) \| shares	64,496
Balance of derivative financial instruments liability at the beginning of the period	$ 285
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments—warrants during the period recognized as a gain in the condensed statements of operations	(207)
Balance of derivative financial instruments liability at the end of the period	$ 78
Expected warrant term \| Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of warrants
Expected warrant term	1 year 9 months 18 days		2 years 2 months 12 days
Risk-free interest rate \| Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of warrants
Measurement input	0.0014		0.0013
Expected volatility of Cardiff Oncology common stock \| Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of warrants
Measurement input	1.21		1.16
Dividend yield \| Warrants to purchase Common Stock
Range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of warrants
Measurement input	0		0