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This study was aimed to assess the cytotoxic potential of four most abundant xanthones present in S. chirata<\/jats:italic> both in vivo<\/jats:italic> and in vitro<\/jats:italic> in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC), a mouse transplantable breast carcinoma cell line and two human breast carcinoma cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Four xanthones derived from S. chirata<\/jats:italic> namely 1-hydroxy-3,7,8-trimethoxyxanthone (XA), 1,8-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyxanthone (XB), 1-hydroxy-3,5,8-trimethoxyxanthone (XC) and 1,5,8-trihydroxy-3-methoxyxanthone (XD) were used for determination of sub-lethal dose on the cell lines EAC, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and verified toxicity of sub-lethal dose on normal murine fibroblast cells. Cytotoxicity was measured in vivo<\/jats:italic> and survivability of mice was plotted accordingly. Therapeutic efficacy of XD was evaluated both in vivo<\/jats:italic> and in vitro<\/jats:italic> by determination of lipid peroxidation (LPO), reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and by quantitating the enzyme status (GSH, catalase, superoxide dismutase) in treated and untreated samples. DNA damage was evaluated using comet and DNA fragmentation assays. Furthermore, apoptotic effect was analyzed by flow cytometry and validated by TUNEL assay and Western blotting.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Among all the xanthones tested XD showed IC50<\/jats:sub> at the lowest dose, and normal cells were unaffected at this dose. Survivability of mice increased significantly when treated with XD compared to other xanthones and cisplatin. Significantly increased ROS and LPO were found in cancer cells as a result of XD treatment which was unaltered in normal cell line. 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