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The extract demonstrated selective cytotoxicity against four human cancer cell lines, showing strong cytotoxic effect against ovarian (ES2), head and neck (SAS), and colorectal (HT-29) cancer cells, with IC50 values ranging from 3.8 \u00b1 0.3 to 4.4 \u00b1 0.6 \u00b5g\/mL. Notably, it exhibited only moderate inhibition of the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line (IC50 = 18.5 \u00b1 0.8 \u00b5g\/mL), possibly reflecting intrinsic differences in cell line sensitivity. Importantly, the extract showed low toxicity toward normal human fibroblasts (HDF), with an IC50 value exceeding 100 \u00b5g\/mL, indicating a favorable selectivity profile. The flow cytometry analysis showed that the extract caused cell death and stopped the cell cycle in both SAS and ES2 cancer cell lines. In SAS cells, extract treatment significantly increased apoptotic cells (21.1% \u00b1 0.3%) compared to the control (6.3% \u00b1 0.4%), along with G2 phase accumulation, indicating G2 arrest. Similarly, in ES2 cells, apoptosis increased (16.2% \u00b1 1.3% vs. control 8.1% \u00b1 1.0%), and a significant cell accumulation in the S phase was observed, suggesting disruption of cell cycle progression. Antioxidant screenings showed impressive dose-dependent DPPH radical scavenging activity (25\u20132000 \u00b5g\/mL), although less potent than ascorbic acid (2.6 \u00b5g\/mL). UPLC-QTOF\/MS phytochemical analysis revealed various phenolic constituents, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, and an inferred association with the recorded bioactivities. This preliminary work indicates that L. nobilis extracts may act as natural anticancer and antioxidant agents; however, it was limited to in vitro testing with non-standardized samples, underscoring the need for further research to validate and extend these findings for future applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules30194012","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]],"date-time":"2025-10-07T15:48:30Z","timestamp":1759852110000},"page":"4012","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["The Therapeutic Potential of Laurus nobilis L. Leaves Ethanolic Extract in Cancer Therapy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Farah","family":"Al-Mammori","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13110, Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashraf M. 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