Granted Patent B2

US 9,597,326 · App. 13/640,832 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Inventors: Gillis Otten (Rowley, MA); Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu (San Diego, CA); Travis K. Warren (Middleton, MD); Sina Bavari (Fredrick, MD)

Assignees: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA; U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

A61K31/4745A61K31/4375A61K33/06A61K38/162

Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A method of potentiating an immune response to a hemorrhagic fever virus, comprising administering to a subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising a benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist or salt, solvate, or derivative thereof.

2. A method of treating a subject who has been exposed to a hemorrhagic fever virus, comprising administering to said subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising a benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist or salt, solvate, or derivative thereof.

3. A method for inducing an immune response to a hemorrhagic fever virus, comprising administering to said subject an immunogenic composition comprising: (a) a benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist or salt, solvate, or derivative thereof, and (b) an antigen derived from a hemorrhagic fever virus.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is a benzonapthyridine compound of Formula (II) having the structure:

wherein:

R 3 is selecyed from H, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, or C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 3 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, —R 7 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 and —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 ;

R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from H, halogen, —C(O)OR 7 , —C(O)R 7 , —C(O)N(R 11 R 12 ), —N(R 11 R 12 ), —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NHN(R 9 ) 2 , —SR 7 , —(CH 2 ) n OR 7 , —(CH 2 ) n R 7 , -LR 8 , -LR 10 , —OLR 8 , —OLR 10 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 4 and R 5 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O)R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , and —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 ;

or R 3 and R 4 , or R 4 and R 5 , when present on adjacent ring atoms, can optionally be linked together to form a 5-6 membered ring, wherein the 5-6 membered ring is optionally substituted with R 7 ;

each L is independently selected from a bond, —(O(CH 2 ) m ) t —, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenylene and C 2 -C 6 alkynylene, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenylene and C 2 -C 6 alkynylene of L are each optionally substituted with 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen, —R 8 , —OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 ;

R 7 is selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 7 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 R 13 groups, and each R 13 is independently selected from halogen, —CN, -LR 9 , -LOR 9 , —OLR 9 , -LR 10 , -LOR 10 , —OLR 10 , -LR 8 , -LOR 8 , —OLR 8 , -LSR 8 , -LSR 10 , -LC(O)R 8 , —OLC(O)R 8 , -LC(O)OR 8 , -LC(O)R 10 , -LOC(O)OR 8 , -LC(O)NR 9 R 11 , -LC(O)NR 9 R 8 , -LN(R 9 ) 2 , -LNR 9 R 8 , -LNR 9 R 10 , -LC(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , -LS(O) 2 R 8 , -LS(O)R 8 , -LC(O)NR 8 OH, -LNR 9 C(O)R 8 , -LNR 9 C(O)OR 8 , -LS(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —OLS(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , -LNR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 , -LC(O)NR 9 LN(R 9 ) 2 , -LP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , -LOP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , -LP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 and —OLP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 ;

each R 8 is independently selected from H, —CH(R 10 ) 2 , C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, wherein the C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy groups of R 8 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from —CN, R 11 , —OR 11 , —SR 11 , —C(O)R 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(O)OR 11 , —NR 9 C(O)R 11 , —NR 9 R 10 , —NR 11 R 12 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —OR 9 , —OR 10 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 OH, —S(O) 2 R 11 , —S(O)R 11 , —S(O) 2 NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 S(O) 2 R 11 , —P(O)(OR 11 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 11 ) 2 ;

each R 9 is independently selected from H, —C(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —C(O)R 10 , —C(O)OR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 10 , —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl and C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, or each R 9 is independently a C 1 -C 6 alkyl that together with N they are attached to form a C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl ring optionally contains an additional heteroatom selected from N, O and S, and wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, or C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 9 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from —CN, R 11 , —OR 11 , —SR 11 , —C(O)R 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 OH, —S(O) 2 R 11 , —S(O)R 11 , —S(O) 2 NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 S(O) 2 R 11 , —P(O)(OR 11 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 11 ) 2 ;

each R 10 is independently selected from aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl, wherein the aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, —R 8 , —OR 8 , -LR 9 , -LOR 9 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)R 8 and —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 ;

R 11 and R 12 are independently selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 11 and R 12 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, R 8 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 8 C(O)R 8 , —NR 8 C(O)OR 8 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 , C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy;

or R 11 and R 12 are each independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl and taken together with the N atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl ring optionally containing an additional heteroatom selected from N, O and S;

each R A is independently selected from halogen, —R 8 , —R 7 , —OR 7 , —OR 8 , —R 10 , —OR 10 , —SR 8 , —NO 2 , —CN, —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 C(S)R 8 , —NR 9 C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(S)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —NR 9 NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 NR 9 C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)C(O)R 8 , —C(O)CH 2 C(O)R 8 , —CO 2 R 8 , —(CH 2 ) n CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —C(S)R 8 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(S)N(R 9 ) 2 , —OC(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)N(OR 8 )R 8 , —C(NOR 8 )R 8 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 3 R 8 , —SO 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O)R 8 , —NR 9 SO 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 SO 2 R 8 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —N(OR 8 )R 8 , —CH═CHCO 2 R 8 , —C(═NH)—N(R 9 ) 2 , and —(CH 2 ) n NHC(O)R 8 ; or two adjacent R A substituents form a 5-6 membered ring that contains up to two heteroatoms as ring members;

n is, independently at each occurrence, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8;

each m is independently selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; and

t is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(4-methoxy-2-methylphenethyl)-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-5-amine having the structure of

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(4-(2-(5-amino-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-3-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol having the structure of

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(2-(4-(2-(5-amino-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-3-methylphenoxy)ethoxy)ethanol having the structure of

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hemorrhagic fever virus is a Filoviridae virus.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the Filoviridae virus is selected from the group consisting of Marburg virus and Ebola virus.

10. An immunogenic composition comprising:

(a) benzonapthyridine compound, or salt, solvate, or derivative thereof, and (b) an antigen derived from a hemorrhagic fever virus,

wherein the benzonapthyridine compound, or salt, solvent, or derivative thereof, has the structure of:

wherein:

R 3 is selected H, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, or C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 3 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, —R 7 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 and —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 ;

R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from H, halogen, —C(O)OR 7 , —C(O)R 7 , —C(O)N(R 11 R 12 ), —N(R 11 R 12 ), —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NHN(R 9 ) 2 , —SR 7 , —(CH 2 ) n OR 7 , —(CH 2 ) n R 7 , -LR 8 , -LR 10 , —OLR 8 , —OLR 10 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 4 and R 5 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, —NO 2 , —R 7 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O)R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , and —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 ;

or R 3 and R 4 , or R 4 and R 5 , when present on adjacent ring atoms, can optionally be linked together to form a 5-6 membered ring, wherein the 5-6 membered ring is optionally substituted with R 7 ;

each L is independently selected from a bond, —(O(CH 2 ) m ) t —, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenylene and C 2 -C 6 alkynylene, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenylene and C 2 -C 6 alkynylene of L are each optionally substituted with 1 to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen, —R 8 , —OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 ;

R 7 is selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 7 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 R 13 groups, and each R 13 is independently selected from halogen, —CN, -LR 9 , -LOR 9 , —OLR 9 , -LR 10 , -LOR 10 , —OLR 10 , -LR 8 , -LOR 8 , —OLR 8 , -LSR 8 , -LSR 10 , -LC(O)R 8 , —OLC(O)R 8 , -LC(O)OR 8 , -LC(O)R 10 , -LOC(O)OR 8 , -LC(O)NR 9 R 11 , -LC(O)NR 9 R 8 , -LN(R 9 ) 2 , -LNR 9 R 8 , -LNR 9 R 10 , -LC(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , -LS(O) 2 R 8 , -LS(O)R 8 , -LC(O)NR 8 OH, -LNR 9 C(O)R 8 , -LNR 9 C(O)OR 8 , -LS(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —OLS(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , -LNR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 , -LC(O)NR 9 LN(R 9 ) 2 , -LP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , -LOP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , -LP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 and —OLP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 ;

each R 8 is independently selected from H, —CH(R 10 ) 2 , C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy, wherein the C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkene, C 2 -C 8 alkyne, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy groups of R 8 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from —CN, R 11 , —OR 11 , —SR 11 , —C(O)R 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(O)OR 11 , —NR 9 C(O)R 11 , —NR 9 R 10 , —NR 11 R 12 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —OR 9 , —OR 10 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 OH, —S(O) 2 R 11 , —S(O)R 11 , —S(O) 2 NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 S(O) 2 R 11 , —P(O)(OR 11 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 11 ) 2 ;

each R 9 is independently selected from H, —C(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —C(O)R 10 , —C(O)OR 10 , —S(O) 2 R 10 , —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl and C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, or each R 9 is independently a C 1 -C 6 alkyl that together with N they are attached to form a C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl ring optionally contains an additional heteroatom selected from N, O and S, and wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, or C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 9 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from —CN, R 11 , —OR 11 , —SR 11 , —C(O)R 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 OH, —S(O) 2 R 11 , —S(O)R 11 , —S(O) 2 NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 S(O) 2 R 11 , —P(O)(OR 11 ) 2 , and —OP(O)(OR 11 ) 2 ;

each R 10 is independently selected from aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl, wherein the aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, —R 8 , —OR 8 , -LR 9 , -LOR 9 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)R 8 and —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 ;

R 11 and R 12 are independently selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, wherein the C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 heteroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, and C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl groups of R 11 and R 12 are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, —CN, R 8 , —OR 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)OR 8 , —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 8 C(O)R 8 , —NR 8 C(O)OR 8 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 S(O) 2 R 8 , C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl and C 1 -C 6 haloalkoxy;

or R 11 and R 12 are each independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl and taken together with the N atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl ring optionally containing an additional heteroatom selected from N, O and S;

each R A is independently selected from halogen, —R 8 , —R 7 , —OR 7 , —OR 8 , —R 10 , —OR 10 , —SR 8 , —NO 2 , —CN, —N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 C(S)R 8 , —NR 9 C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 C(S)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —NR 9 NR 9 C(O)R 8 , —NR 9 NR 9 C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 NR 9 CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)C(O)R 8 , —C(O)CH 2 C(O)R 8 , —CO 2 R 8 , —(CH 2 ) n CO 2 R 8 , —C(O)R 8 , —C(S)R 8 , —C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —C(S)N(R 9 ) 2 , —OC(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , —OC(O)R 8 , —C(O)N(OR 8 )R 8 , —C(NOR 8 )R 8 , —S(O) 2 R 8 , —S(O) 3 R 8 , —SO 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —S(O)R 8 , —NR 9 SO 2 N(R 9 ) 2 , —NR 9 SO 2 R 8 , —P(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 8 ) 2 , —P(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —OP(O)(OR 10 ) 2 , —N(OR 8 )R 8 , —CH═CHCO 2 R 8 , —C(═NH)—N(R 9 ) 2 , and —(CH 2 ) n NHC(O)R 8 ; or two adjacent R A substituents form a 5-6 membered ring that contains up to two heteroatoms as ring members;

n is, independently at each occurrence, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8;

each m is independently selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; and

t is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.

11. The immunogenic composition of claim 10 , further comprising (c) an adjuvant.

12. The immunogenic composition of claim 10 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(4-methoxy-2-methylphenethyl)-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-5-amine having the structure of

13. The immunogenic composition of claim 10 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(4-(2-(5-amino-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-3-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol having the structure of

14. The immunogenic composition of claim 10 , wherein the benzonapthyridine TLR7 agonist is 2-(2-(4-(2-(5-amino-8-methylbenzo[f][1,7]naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-3-methylphenoxy)ethoxy)ethanol having the structure of

15. The method of claim 3 , wherein the immune response comprises induction of a cytokine profile.

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