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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementInitialTransactionPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Collaborative Arrangement, Initial Transaction Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementInitialTransactionPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Collaborative arrangement, initial transaction price.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementInitialTransactionPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Initial transaction price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SYNGAP1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">SYNGAP1 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SYNGAP1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">SYNGAP1.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SYNGAP1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">SYNGAP1</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments and Contingencies</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Weighted-average number of common shares, diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Stock-based compensation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestReceivableCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestReceivableCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Receivable, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating lease term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Letter of Credit [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Letter of Credit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UpfrontConsiderationRelatedToPerformanceObligations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Upfront Consideration Related To Performance Obligations</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UpfrontConsiderationRelatedToPerformanceObligations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Upfront consideration related to performance obligations.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UpfrontConsiderationRelatedToPerformanceObligations_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Upfront consideration related to performance obligations</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_EligibleMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Eligible milestone payments receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_EligibleMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Eligible Milestone payments receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_EligibleMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Eligible milestone payments receivable.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value, Recurring</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Recurring [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_MaximumAggregateOfferingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum aggregate offering price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_MaximumAggregateOfferingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_MaximumAggregateOfferingPrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Maximum aggregate offering price.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DevelopmentMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Development Milestone Payments Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DevelopmentMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Development milestone payments receivable.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DevelopmentMilestonePaymentsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Development milestone receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common stock, shares issued</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock, Shares, Issued</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Segment Reporting [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Consideration</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income tax benefit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax Expense (Benefit)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Provision for income taxes</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Provision for income taxes</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfAccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Accrued and Other Current Liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfAccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Accrued And Other Current Liabilities Table [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfAccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilitiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of accrued and other current liabilities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RepurchaseAgreementCounterpartyNameDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Counterparty Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RepurchaseAgreementCounterpartyNameDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Counterparty Name [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restricted Stock Units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers out of Level 3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair value assets, transfers out of level 3, amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Subsequent Event Type [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent Statement Of Financial Position Extensible List</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrentStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Less imputed interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LicenseAndCollaborationAgreementLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">License And Collaboration Agreement [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LicenseAndCollaborationAgreementLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">License And Collaboration Agreement [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LicenseAndCollaborationAgreementLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">License and collaboration agreement.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_RevenuePerformanceObligationRequiredPaymentTerms_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Revenue, payment terms</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_RevenuePerformanceObligationRequiredPaymentTerms_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Revenue, Performance Obligation, Required Payment Terms</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_RevenuePerformanceObligationRequiredPaymentTerms_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Revenue, performance obligation, required payment terms.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restricted Cash, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Restricted cash - current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restricted cash - current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_WarrantsToPurchaseSharesOfCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Warrants to purchase shares of common stock.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_WarrantsToPurchaseSharesOfCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Warrants To Purchase Shares Of Common Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_WarrantsToPurchaseSharesOfCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Warrants to purchase of common stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Income taxes.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Taxes [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income Taxes [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Nonoperating Income (Expense)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total other income (expense)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OperatingLeaseCostPerYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating lease cost per year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OperatingLeaseCostPerYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Lease Cost Per Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OperatingLeaseCostPerYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Operating lease cost per year.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PrefundedWarrantsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Pre-funded Warrants.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PrefundedWarrantsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Prefunded Warrants [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PrefundedWarrantsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre-Funds Warrants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Noncurrent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Marketable securities - long-term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfAllocatedTransactionPriceInAdditionToRevenueActivityTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of allocated transaction price, in addition to revenue activity.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfAllocatedTransactionPriceInAdditionToRevenueActivityTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of Transaction Price Allocated to Each Performance Obligation, in Addition to Revenue Activity</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Receivables</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Receivables, Net, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Receivables, Net, Current, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UnderwrittenPublicOfferingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Underwritten Public Offering.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UnderwrittenPublicOfferingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Underwritten Public Offering [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_UnderwrittenPublicOfferingMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Underwritten Public Offering</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CommitmentsAndContingenciesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commitments and contingencies.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment, Total</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfStockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilitiesPaymentsDueAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilitiesPaymentsDueAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AccountingStandardUpdate2016-02Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounting Standard Update 2016-02 [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfEmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of Stock-based Compensation Expense</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Title and Position [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Antidilutive Securities, Name</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DirectorsOrOfficersExceptCorporateSecretaryCeoCooAndCboMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Directors Or Officers Except Corporate Secretary CEO, COO And CBO [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DirectorsOrOfficersExceptCorporateSecretaryCeoCooAndCboMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Directors Or Officers Except Corporate Secretary CEO, COO And CBO.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfRemainingDevelopmentCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Remaining Development Costs</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentArrangementContractToPerformForOthersTypeDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Type</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentArrangementContractToPerformForOthersTypeDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Type [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2026</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ZorevunersenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Zorevunersen [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ZorevunersenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Zorevunersen.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ZorevunersenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Zorevunersen</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2027</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OtherNonProgramCostsSalesGeneralAndAdministrativeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other non program costs sales, general and administrative.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Balance</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share [Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 3</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total operating expenses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Changes in assets and liabilities:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandAndFourteenEquityIncentivePlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">2014 Equity Incentive Plan.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 2</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Short-Term Debt, Type [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect and Discontinued Operation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Current Reporting Status</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Current Reporting Status</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 1</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total accrued and other current liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accrued and other current liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accrued And Other Current Liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AccruedAndOtherCurrentLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Accrued and other current liabilities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Accounts Payable, Current, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts payable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounts Payable, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfCashCashEquivalentsAndRestrictedCashAndEquivalentsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfCashCashEquivalentsAndRestrictedCashAndEquivalentsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Cash Cash Equivalents And Restricted Cash And Equivalents Table [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ScheduleOfCashCashEquivalentsAndRestrictedCashAndEquivalentsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and equivalents.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Loss (Income) Per Share</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Financial Instrument</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financial Instrument [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentTransitionReport_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Transition Report</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentTransitionReport_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Transition Report</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Subsequent Event [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounting Standards Update</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounting Standards Update [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Current liabilities:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liabilities, Current [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsSharebasedPaymentsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockInControlledEquityOfferingSalesAgreement_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Proceeds from issuance of common stock in controlled equity offering sales agreements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockInControlledEquityOfferingSalesAgreement_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds From Issuance of Common Stock in Controlled Equity Offering Sales Agreement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockInControlledEquityOfferingSalesAgreement_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Proceeds from issuance of common stock in controlled equity offering sales agreements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounting Standards Update</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounting Standards Update [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statistical Measurement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other income (expense):</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Prepaid expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Prepaid Expense, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Prepaid Expense, Current, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_DirectorMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Director [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_DirectorMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Board of Directors</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Stockholders&#8217; equity</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Weighted-average number of common shares, basic</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Basic</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IssuanceOfVestedRestrictedStockUnitsAndPerformanceStockUnitsShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Issuance Of Vested Restricted Stock Units And Performance Stock Units Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IssuanceOfVestedRestrictedStockUnitsAndPerformanceStockUnitsShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Issuance of vested restricted stock units and performance stock units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IssuanceOfVestedRestrictedStockUnitsAndPerformanceStockUnitsShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Issuance of vested restricted stock units and performance stock units, Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating leases expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Lease, Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfDevelopmentCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of development costs</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfDevelopmentCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Development Costs</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfDevelopmentCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of development costs.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Antidilutive Securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Antidilutive Securities [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other current liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Liabilities, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Current Fiscal Year End Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Current Fiscal Year End Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Quarterly Report</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Quarterly Report</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash and Cash Equivalents</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash and Cash Equivalents [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseExpirationDate1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating lease expiration date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeaseExpirationDate1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lease Expiration Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Level 2</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Entity incorporation state name</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SharesSoldAsPartOfControlledEquityOfferingSalesAgreementNetOfCommissionsShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Shares sold as part of controlled equity offering sales agreement, net of commissions, Shares</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SharesSoldAsPartOfControlledEquityOfferingSalesAgreementNetOfCommissionsShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Shares sold as part of controlled equity offering sales agreement, net of commissions, shares.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Net (loss) income per share, diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Weighted average discount rate</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OtherExternalProgramCostsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other External Program Costs [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OtherExternalProgramCostsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other external program costs.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OtherExternalProgramCostsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other external program costs</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ReductionInCarryingAmountOfOperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Reduction in carrying amount of operating lease right of use assets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Measurement Frequency [Domain]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash flows from investing activities:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LicenseAndCollaborationAgreementAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">License and collaboration agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OperatingLeaseCommencementDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Lease Commencement Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OperatingLeaseCommencementDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Operating lease commencement date.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PayrollAndOtherPersonnelCostsSalesGeneralAndAdministrativeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payroll And Other Personnel Costs Sales, General And Administrative [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PayrollAndOtherPersonnelCostsSalesGeneralAndAdministrativeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Payroll and other personnel costs sales, general and administrative.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PayrollAndOtherPersonnelCostsSalesGeneralAndAdministrativeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payroll and other personnel costs - SG&amp;A</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Average grant date fair value per share under the plan</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Prepaid expenses and other current assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair value measurements</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleMaturityPeriodLongTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities Available For Sale Maturity Period Long Term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleMaturityPeriodLongTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Debt Securities Available For Sale Maturity Period Long Term.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleMaturityPeriodLongTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Weighted average maturity long term marketable securities period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_Rule10B51ArrModifiedFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Rule 10b5-1 Arr Modified Flag</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_Rule10B51ArrModifiedFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Rule 10b5-1 Arr Modified Flag.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandAndNineteenEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2019 ESPP</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandAndNineteenEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Two Thousand And Nineteen Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandAndNineteenEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">OCI, Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss), before Adjustment, after Tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_CounterpartyNameAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Counterparty Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_CounterpartyNameAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Counterparty Name [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LeaseCommencementTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Lease Commencement on April 2022</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LeaseCommencementTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lease Commencement Two Thousand And Twenty Two [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_LeaseCommencementTwoThousandAndTwentyTwoMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lease commencement, two thousand and twenty two.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Marketable Securities, Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Total Marketable Securities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss)</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deferred revenue</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_EdwardKayeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Edward Kaye</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_EdwardKayeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Edward Kaye.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other comprehensive (loss) gain:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SouthamptonAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Southampton Agreement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SouthamptonAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Southampton Agreement [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SouthamptonAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Southampton Agreement.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementEstimatedVariableConsiderationRelatedToCostReimbursementsForGlobalDevelopmentActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Estimated variable consideration related to cost reimbursements for global development activities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementEstimatedVariableConsiderationRelatedToCostReimbursementsForGlobalDevelopmentActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Collaborative arrangement, estimated variable consideration related to cost reimbursements for global development activities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Marketable Securities, Unrealized Loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Type</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash flows from operating activities:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Employee Stock Option</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServiceMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Service Revenue</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Segment Reporting [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity File Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Securities Act File Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax Jurisdiction, Domestic Federal [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Federal</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityMaturityTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-Cancellable Leases</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityMaturityTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Maturity [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accumulated Deficit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Retained Earnings [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentsInDebtAndMarketableEquitySecuritiesAndCertainTradingAssetsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Marketable securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentsInDebtAndMarketableEquitySecuritiesAndCertainTradingAssetsDisclosureTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment in Debt and Equity Securities and Other Trading Assets [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounting Policies [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Depreciation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Depreciation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Depreciation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Depreciation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProfitLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProfitLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProfitLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net (loss) income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sales, general and administrative</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Selling, General and Administrative Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Selling, General and Administrative Expense, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseRenewalTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Operating lease, renewal term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseRenewalTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilitiesDisclosureCurrentTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accrued and other current liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableAccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilitiesDisclosureCurrentTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, and Other Liabilities Disclosure, Current [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_BiogenInternationalGmbHMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Biogen International GmbH [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_BiogenInternationalGmbHMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Biogen International GmbH</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_BiogenInternationalGmbHMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Biogen International GmbH</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net proceeds from common stock and pre-funded warrants</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Net proceeds from common stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total current assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfIncreaseInReservedCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of increase in reserved common shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfIncreaseInReservedCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Percentage of increase in reserved common shares.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_PercentageOfIncreaseInReservedCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Percentage Of Increase In Reserved Common Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandTwentySixRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Two Thousand Twenty Six Registration Statement [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandTwentySixRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Two thousand twenty six registration statement.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandTwentySixRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2026 Registration Statement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Small Business</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Small Business</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Income taxes.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Taxes [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncomeTaxesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income Taxes [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of significant accounting policies and recent accounting pronouncements</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwentyTwentyFiveRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Twenty Twenty Five Registration Statement [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwentyTwentyFiveRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Twenty twenty five registration statement.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwentyTwentyFiveRegistrationStatementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2025 Registration Statement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SalesAgreementProspectusMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Sales Agreement Prospectus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SalesAgreementProspectusMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sales Agreement Prospectus [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_SalesAgreementProspectusMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Sales agreement prospectus.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Net (loss) income per share:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Plan Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Plan Name [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Subsequent Event Type [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Product and Service [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementNonRefundableUpfrontPayment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-refundable upfront payment</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_CollaborativeArrangementNonRefundableUpfrontPayment_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Collaborative arrangement, non refundable upfront payment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Measurement Frequency</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Measurement Frequency [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash flows from financing activities:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAccruedLiabilitiesAndOpertaingLeases_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Increase (decrease) in accounts payablea, accrued liabilities and opertaing leases.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAccruedLiabilitiesAndOpertaingLeases_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Opertaing Leases</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAccruedLiabilitiesAndOpertaingLeases_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and lease liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liabilities, Noncurrent</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total long-term liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AreaOfSpaceSubjectToOperatingLease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Area of space subject to operating lease</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AreaOfSpaceSubjectToOperatingLease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Area of space subject to operating lease.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Equity Component</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address City Or Town</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_BiogenLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Biogen license agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityShellCompany_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Shell Company</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAllowanceForCreditLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Allowance for credit losses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_GlobalDevelopmentActivityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Global Development Activity [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_GlobalDevelopmentActivityMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Global development activity.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Warrants excercise price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address State Or Province</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Weighted average period of unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amendment Flag</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleMaturityPeriodShortTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Weighted average maturity short term marketable securities period</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubleaseIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sublease Income</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">City Area Code</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AcadiaAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Acadia Agreement</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_AcadiaAgreementMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Acadia agreement.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LicenseMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">License Revenue</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ArthurTzianabosMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Arthur Tzianabos [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_ArthurTzianabosMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Arthur Tzianabos.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_OtherNonProgramCostsResearchAndDevelopmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other non program costs research and development.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Total</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_TwoThousandTwentyThreeInducementPlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Two thousand twenty three inducement plan.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IPLicenseMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">IP License</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_IPLicenseMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">IP license.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="stok_RemainingUpfrontConsideration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Remaining upfront consideration.</link:label>
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