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Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) refers to generating hydroxyl radical (·OH) in tumor sites via hydrogen peroxide (H202) catalyzed by transition metal ions in cancer cells under acidic environment. However,H202 content is not enough for effective CDT, although H2O2 content in cancer cells is higher than that of normal cells. Herein, we synthesized DOX@BSA-Cu NPs (nanoparticles) for effective CDT by providing enhanced content of H2O2 in cancer cells. The results proved Cu2+ in NPs could be reduced to Cu+ by glutathione (GSH) and effectively converted H2O2 to ·OH. Moreover, the loaded low-dose doxorubicin(DOX) in the NPs could improve the content of H202 and resulted in more efficient generation of ·OH in cancer cells. Thus DOX@BSA-Cu NPs exhibited higher cytotoxicity to cancer cells. This research may provide new ideas for the further studies on more effective Cu(Ⅱ)-based CDT nanoagents.