Molecular Templates, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - July 2023 Private Placement (Details)

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - July 2023 Private Placement (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 11, 2023	Jul. 17, 2023 USD ($) D $ / shares shares	Jul. 12, 2023 tranche	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2023 shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Private Placement \| $				$ 18,383
Warrants, Threshold Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock That can be Issued			19.99%
Reverse stock split ratio	0.66
Stockholders equity \| $				$ 6,801		$ (8,678)	$ (15,132)	$ 4,152	$ 26,037	$ 65,662
July 2023 Private Placement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of Tranches \| tranche			2
Number of Calendar Days Following Each Closing \| D		30
Maximum common stock shares to be resold					2,839,465
Number of common stock shares to be resold					1,617,365
Number of common stock shares issuable upon exercise of Pre-funded warrants					1,222,100
July 2023 Private Placement \| Minimum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of Days Following Applicable Closing \| D		90
July 2023 Private Placement \| Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of Days Following Applicable Closing \| D		120
July 2023 Private Placement \| Closing of the initial tranche
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares issued		1,617,365
Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 7.05
Gross proceeds form private placement \| $		$ 20,000
Net Proceeds From Issuance Of Private Placement \| $		$ 18,400
July 2023 Private Placement \| Closing of second tranche
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares issued		2,800,000
Gross proceeds form private placement \| $		$ 20,000
Measurement Period		12 months
Number of days volume weighted average price of \| D		10
July 2023 Private Placement \| Closing of second tranche \| Minimum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 21.15
Minimum number of shares traded		666,666
July 2023 Private Placement \| Prefunded Warrants \| Closing of the initial tranche
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrant \| $ / shares		$ 0.015
Exercise price per warrants \| $ / shares		$ 7.035
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		1,222,100
July 2023 Private Placement \| Second Closing Warrants \| Closing of second tranche
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 1.875
Exercise price of warrant \| $ / shares		$ 7.05
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		5,700,000
Warrant coverage on number of shares of common stock or warrants Sold AND To be Sold		100.00%
Warrants term		5 years