Methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds for the treatment of cancer, rosacea and psoriasis

Abstract

The invention describes compositions and methods of use for 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention provides methods for (a) treating skin cancer; (b) treating cancer of the organs; (c) treating leukemia; (d) improving the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or cancer immunotherapy; (e) treating rosacea; and (f) treating psoriasis by administration of a composition comprising at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally at least one therapeutic agent. Also disclosed are compositions comprising administration of at least one 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, at least one therapeutic agent. In the invention the 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid, calcium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, potassium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, magnesium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate and diethylamine 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for treating cancer comprising administering to a patient having a cancer a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
 wherein the compound of Formula (I) is:   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein:
 X is hydrogen, an organic cation or an inorganic cation; 
 n is an integer from 1 to 2; and 
 m is an integer from 1 to 2. 
 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) is present in a composition together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of:
 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonic acid;   calcium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate;   sodium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate;   magnesium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate;   lithium 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate; and   diethylamine 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising administering at least one therapeutic agent. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the therapeutic agent is a chemotherapeutic agent, a steroid, a retinoid, an antimicrobial compound, an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory compound, a NMDA receptor antagonist, an endothelin antagonist, an immunomodulating agent, a vitamin D analogue, salicylic acid, or a combination of two or more thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the therapeutic agent is selected from Use group consisting of a steroid, a retinoid, an antimicrobial compound, an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory compound, a vitamin D analogue and salicylic acid. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein an organic cation has the formula (NH 4-p R p ) 4 , wherein p at each occurrence is independently an integer from 0 to 4, and R is a lower alkyl group. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cancer is selected from skin cancer, leukemia, and cancer of the organs. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the cancer is skin cancer. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the cancer is cancer of the organs. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the cancer is leukemia. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the administration is selected from topical, oral, buccal, parental, inhalation, or rectal. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the administration is topical.