Cyclic di-nucleotide compounds as sting agonists

A compound of formula (I):

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
• Base1 and Base2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of
• wherein
• at least one of Base1 and Base2 is each independently selected from the group consisting of
• and
• Base1 and Base2 each may be independently substituted by 0-3 substituents R10, where each R10 is independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, I, Br, OH, SH, NH2, C1-3 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, O(C1-3 alkyl), O(C3-6 cycloalkyl), S(C1-3 alkyl), S(C3-6 cycloalkyl), NH(C1-3 alkyl), NH(C3-6 cycloalkyl), N(C1-3 alkyl)2, and N(C3-6 cycloalkyl)2;
• Y and Ya are each independently selected from the group consisting of —S—, —SO2—, —CH2—, and —CF2—;
• Xa and Xa1 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, and —CH2—;
• Xb and Xb1 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, and —CH2—;
• Xc and Xc1 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —SR9, —OR9, and —NR9R9,
• Xd and Xd1 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O and S;
• R1 and R1a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R1 and R1a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R2 and R2a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R2 and R2a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R3 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R3 C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R4 and R4a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R4 and R4a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R5 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R5 C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R6 and R6a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R6 and R6′ C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R7 and R7a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R7 and R7a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• R8 and R8a are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, N3, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl, where said R8 and R8a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C2-C6 haloalkenyl, C2-C6 haloalkynyl, —O—C1-C6 alkyl, —O—C2-C6 alkenyl, and —O—C2-C6 alkynyl are substituted by 0 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, OH, CN, and N3;
• each R9 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C20 alkyl,
• where each R9 C1-C20 alkyl is optionally substituted by 0 to 3 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of OH, —O—C1-C20 alkyl, —S—C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, and C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl;
• optionally R1a and R3 are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, such that where R1a and R3 are connected to form —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, said O is bound at the R3 position;
• optionally R2a and R3 are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, such that where R2a and R3 are connected to form —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, said O is bound at the R3 position;
• optionally R3 and R6′ are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, such that where R3 and R6′ are connected to form —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, said O is bound at the R3 position;
• optionally R4 and R5 are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, such that where R4 and R5 are connected to form —O—C1-C6 alkylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, said O is bound at the R5 position;
• optionally R5 and R6 are connected to form —O—C1-C6 alkylene, —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkynylene, such that where R5 and R6 are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene, —O—C2-C6 alkenylene, or —O—C2-C6 alkynylene, said O is bound at the R5 position;
• optionally R7 and R8 are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene or C2-C6 alkenylene;
• and
• optionally R7a and R8a are connected to form C1-C6 alkylene or C2-C6 alkenylene.