Oxyphenisatin acetate inhibits the growth of the breast cancer cell lines MCF7, T47D, HS578T, and MDA-MB-468. In the estrogen receptor (ER) positive MCF7 and T47D cells, oxyphenisatin acetate induces TNFα expression and TNFR1 degradation, indicating autocrine receptor-mediated apoptosis in these lines. Ten micromoles per liter Oxyphenisatin acetate treatment results in autophagy and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Oxyphenisatin acetate (300 mg/kg, i.p.) delivers intraperitoneally inhibited tumor growth, accompanied by phosphorylation of eIF2α and degradation of TNFR1 in an MCF7 xenograft model.