Patent ID: 7807713

Claim:
A method for the treatment of a mammal suffering from an androgen-dependent disorder comprising administering to the mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein R 1 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, hydroxy, methyl acrylate, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxy; R 2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, fluoro, chloro, cyano, C 1 -C 5 alkanoate, C 1 -C 5 alkylamino, or C 1 -C 6 alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxy or acrylate; and R 3 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, or cyano; a compound of formula (II) wherein R 4 is plenyl optionally substituted with hydroxy; C 1 -C 6 phenylalkyl; or benzyl optionally substituted with hydroxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy optionally substituted with methoxy or cyano, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 5 alkanoate, or C 1 -C 5 alkylamine; or a combination thereof wherein the androgen-dependent disorder I selected from the group consisting of prostate cancer, acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, alopecia and hidradenitis suppurativa.