TY - JOUR T1 - Melatonin in Patients with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 7327 LP - 7337 VL - 34 IS - 12 AU - AUMKHAE SOOKPRASERT AU - NUTJAREE PRATHEEPAWANIT JOHNS AU - ANAKAPONG PHUNMANEE AU - PARICHART PONGTHAI AU - AREEWAN CHEAWCHANWATTANA AU - JEFF JOHNS AU - JULRAHT KONSIL AU - PREEYAPORN PLAIMEE AU - SUPATRA PORASUPHATANA AU - SUTHIPHAN JITPIMOLMARD Y1 - 2014/12/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/34/12/7327.abstract N2 - Background: The MIRCIT trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of advanced Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients and Methods: Patients were randomized to receive 10 mg or 20 mg of melatonin or placebo. Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was completed at baseline, and at 2, 3 and 7 months. Survival and adverse events were collected. DNA damage marker 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) was measured during the first three months of chemotherapy. Results: Patients in the melatonin-treated group had better adjusted HRQoL scores, with a slightly significantly better score (2.69 points, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.01-5.38, p=0.049) being found in social well-being. Median survival was 7.3 months (95% CI=3.42-11.14) without significant difference. A great amont of DNA damage marker was observed in the placebo-treated group, and this was associated with lower survival (r2=−0.656, p=0.02), implying the protective effect of melatonin in healthy cells. Conclusion: Melatonin in combination with chemotherapy did not affect survival and adverse events of advanced patients with NSCLC, but there was a trend for better HRQoL. ER -