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Although PF chemotherapy reduces the distant metastasis of TSCC, the five-year survival rate has not significantly improved. In recent years, components considered in traditional Chinese medicine have been researched as adjuvant drugs for radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Plumbagin (PB) is a quinone component isolated from Plumbago zeylanica L. Notably, PB demonstrates numerous anticancer properties. In order to examine the chemosensitization effect of PB on PF and its associated mechanisms, in vitro experiments using TSCC Cal27 and cisplatin (CDDP)-resistant Cal27\/CDDP cells were carried out in the present study, and the results were subsequently verified using nude mice xenografts. Results of the present study demonstrated that PB enhanced the anticancer effects of PF on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of Cal27 and Cal27\/CDDP cells. 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