OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possibility of constructing anti-cancer drug in-situ hydrogel with self-assembling peptide RAD16-Ⅰ. METHODS: The rheological parameters as storage modulus (G′ ), loss modulus (G″ ) and phase angle (Δ) of 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.5% RAD16-Ⅰ solution containing paclitaxel or not were determined by rheometer before and after mixing with isometric phosphate buffer solution (PBS); RAD16-Ⅰ solution containing paclitaxel or not were mixed with breast cancer MDA-MB-435S cells culture medium to obtain hydrogel, the status and effect of which on cell morphology were observed by inverted microscope (compared with paclitaxel solution). RESULTS: In RAD16-Ⅰ solution containing paclitaxel or not, G′ was close to or slightly higher than G″ , and G′ and G″ had changed slightly as the concentration of peptide increased. Compared with not mixed with PBS, G′ increased significantly in concentration-dependent manner after mixed with PBS, and G″ also increased but was slighter than G′ ; Δ decreased significantly. In cell culture media, RAD16-Ⅰ solutions containing paclitaxel could form hydrogel and maintain their gel form, cancer cells kept same morphology after treated with hydrogel and same concentration of paclitaxel solution for same time. CONCLUSIONS: RAD16-Ⅰ solutions containing paclitaxel can form hydrogel under simulated physiological conditions, which can maintain their gel form and have anti-cancer effect of paclitaxel.