Patent 7276515 was granted and assigned to Coley Pharmaceutical Group on October, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain thioether functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions including viral diseases and neoplastic diseases.