Resiquimod (R-848) is a drug that acts as an immune response modifier, and has antiviral and antitumour activity. It is used as a topical cream in the treatment of skin lesions such as those caused by the herpes simplex virus, and as an adjuvant to increase the effectiveness of vaccines. It has several mechanisms of action, being both an agonist f...
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of skin cancer. When put on the skin, resiquimod causes some immune cells to make certain chemicals that may help them kill tumor cells. It is also being studied to find out if adding it to a tumor vaccine improves the antitumor immune response. It is a type of imidazoquinoline and a type of ...
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