Objective To investigate the effect of down-regulation of CDH17 gene on the growth of transplanted tumor model of Noscapine-resistant colon cancer cells in nude mice. Methods The transplanted tumor model of colon cancer cells was established in nude mice. At the same time, the interference plasmid was constructed to control the expressions of CDH17 gene and protein. The effect of CDH17 gene down-regulation on colon cancer cells was detected by TUNEL method. Results RT-PCR and Western blot confirmed that the CDH17 interference expression vector was successfully constructed. TUNEL method showed that down-regulation of CDH17 gene promoted the apoptosis of Noscapine-resistant colon cancer cells of transplantation tumor model in nude mice. Conclusions Down-regulation of CDH17 gene can promote the apoptosis of Noscapine-resistant colon cancer cells and inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells.