Exploring the impact of melatonin on cancer-related fatigue: a dose-response meta-analysis with GRADE evidence evaluation

Sajjad Etesamnia; Mahdiyar Nasiraie-Moghadam; Pariya Mostafazadeh; Mohammad Reza Jowshan; Kamran Roudini; Seyed Rohollah Miri; Alireza Jahan-Mihan; Alireza Haghighi; Soraiya Ebrahimpour-Koujan

doi:10.1186/s12885-026-16236-3

Exploring the impact of melatonin on cancer-related fatigue: a dose-response meta-analysis with GRADE evidence evaluation

Sajjad Etesamnia
, Mahdiyar Nasiraie-Moghadam
, Pariya Mostafazadeh
, Mohammad Reza Jowshan
, Kamran Roudini
, Seyed Rohollah Miri
, Alireza Jahan-Mihan
, Alireza Haghighi
, Soraiya Ebrahimpour-Koujan

Nutrition and Dietetics

Harvard Medical School

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Original language	English
Article number	880
Journal	BMC Cancer
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-16236-3
State	Published - May 26 2026

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Oncology
Genetics
Cancer Research

Keywords

Cancer-related fatigue
Dose–response meta-analysis
GRADE
Melatonin
Systematic review
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Melatonin/administration & dosage
Humans
Fatigue/drug therapy
Neoplasms/complications
Dietary Supplements
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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