Therapeutic Effects of Saireito (Chai-Ling-Tang), a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine, on Lymphedema Caused by Radiotherapy: A Case Series Study

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Case	1	2	3	4
Age/sex	69/M	33/M	68/F	60/M
Performance status	2	0	0	0
Area for radiotherapy	Neck	Neck	Axilla	Neck
Primary lesion	Tongue cancer	Kimura disease	Breast cancer	Mesopharyngeal carcinoma
Total dose (Gy)	50	30	63	66
Machine for radiation therapy	Novalis Tx	CLINAC 21EX	Novalis Tx	CLINAC 21EX
Type of radiation therapy	IMRT	Conventional	IMRT	Conventional
Past operations	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chemotherapy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Past	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Concurrent	No	No	No	Yes
Total dose at start of medication (Gy)	12	12	63	66