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A pharmaceutical composition useful as immunomodulator comprising an effective amount of a trithiazole pentamethine cyanine derivative having the following general formula (I): <IMAGE> (I) wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen atom, or a residual group of perchloric acid, nitric acid or an organic acid. The composition is useful for the prevention and treatment of various types of immune diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis.
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