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In that regard, here we investigated the anticancer effects of the Cisplatin-<jats:italic>Vitex pseudo-Negundo<\/jats:italic> combination in cervical cancer cell lines.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method and Material<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>V. pseudo-Negundo<\/jats:italic> fruits were dried and extracted methanolic fraction. The MTT assay was performed to evaluate cytotoxicity of both drugs in CaSki and HeLa cells. Then, apoptosis, ROS production, and cell cycling were assessed by flow cytometry assay in cells treated with <jats:italic>V. pseudo-Negundo<\/jats:italic> and Cisplatin and their combination. Also, the rate of cell migration and colony formation were measured, using wound healing and colony formation assay, respectively. Also, the expression level of related genes (<jats:italic>CD133<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>BAX<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>BCL2<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Casp-3\/8\/9<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>MMP-3)<\/jats:italic> was evaluated using the RT-PCR method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The obtained results established that the <jats:italic>V. pseudo-Negundo<\/jats:italic> plant has medicinal properties to induce apoptotic and antioxidant signals. The combination treatment of methanol extraction and Cisplatin had a cytotoxic effect on cervical cancer cell lines (HeLa and CaSki) compared to monotherapy. Also, combination therapy resulted in an increased apoptosis rate and diminished ROS production in both CaSki and HeLa cell lines. Furthermore, <jats:italic>V. pseudo-Negundo<\/jats:italic> and Cisplatin combination therapy leads to cell cycle arrest in the G2-M and G0-G1 phase in HeLa and CaSki cell lines, respectively. 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