Objective To test drug susceptibility to sodium cantharidinate (SCA) of different cancer cell lines. Methods Drug susceptibility to SCA was tested by MTT method in 22 cell lines from 14 cancer types. Cell cycle and apoptosis of cancer cell lines after SCA treatment were detected by flow cytometry. Results SCA inhibited the proliferation of all 22 cancer cell lines. And SCA blocked the cell cycle at G~/M phase and induced apoptosis of these cancer cells. Conclusion Results indicate that SCA may be used for cancer treatment.