Design, synthesis and anti-cancer activity of novel 1,2,3-triazole hybrids of erlotinib against cervical cancer via MAPK signaling pathway

Lan Wang & Lizeng Peng et al. · 2025-07-09

Cervical cancer, a common malignant tumor of the female reproductive system, ranks fourth in incidence and mortality among female cancers globally, which highlights the urgent need for new therapeutic agents to improve treatment outcomes. In this study, 16 new erlotinib-1,2,3-triazole derivatives were synthesized via click chemistry and evaluated for their anti-proliferative activities against HeLa cells using the MTT assay. Compound 3h exhibited the most potent antitumor activity, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC