Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has prepared and tested new Substituted benzimidazole compounds acting as Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) antagonists. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), chronic kidney disease, cancer, primary sclerosing cholangitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.