BackgroundRadical pancreaticoduodenectomy is the only possible cure for pancreatic head adenocarcinoma, and although several RCT studies have suggested the extent of lymph node dissection, this issue remains controversial. This article wanted to evaluate the survival benefit of different lymph node dissection extent for radical surgical treatment of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma.MethodsA total of 240 patients were enrolled in the study, 212 of whom were randomly divided into standard lymphadenectomy group (SG) or extended lymphadenectomy group (EG), there were 97 patients in SG and 95 patients in EG receiving the radical pancreaticoduodenectomy.ResultThe demography, histopathology and clinical characteristics were similar between the two groups. The 2-year overall survival rate in the SG was higher than the EG (39.5% vs 25.3%; p=0.034). The 2-year overall survival rate in the SG who received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy was higher than the EG (60.7% vs 37.1%; p=0.021). There was no significant difference in the overall incidence of complications between the two groups (p=0.502). The number of peripheral blood lymphocytes of the EG was significantly lower than that in the SG at 1 week (mean [SD], 0.957[0.429] vs 1.278[0.521], p=0.001) and 1 month (mean [SD], 1.538[0.618] vs 1.917[0.796], p=.009) after operation.ConclusionIn multimodality therapy system, the efficacy of chemotherapy should be based on the appropriate lymphadenectomy extent, and the standard extent of lymphadenectomy is optimal for resectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma. The postoperative slowing of peripheral blood lymphocyte recovery might be one of the reasons why extended lymphadenectomy did not result in survival benefits.Clinical trial registrationThis trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02928081) in October 7, 2016. https://clinicaltrials.gov/
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