The purpose of this study is to test a combination-therapy of oxaliplatin and docetaxel in patients with metastatic or locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after failure of a palliative first line therapy.

For years Fluorouracil was the established treatment for pancreatic cancer with median survival times up to 8 months. Since 1997 Gemcitabine is also a standard therapy with in comparison to Fluorouracil a significant better clinical benefit.

But after progression of the disease under a palliative first-line therapy there is no established second line therapy for pancreatic cancer.

So the purpose of this study is to test the combination of Oxaliplatin and Docetaxel in patients with metastatic or locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas after failure of a palliative first line therapy to get a reasonable second line concept.

Presence of at least one measurable (according to RECIST criteria) marker lesion (primary tumor or metastasis) outside of an area that was previously subjected to radiation therapy

Failure of a palliative first line therapy of a metastatic or locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the exocrine pancreas due to: Progress within 3 months after a first-line therapy Discontinuation of a first-line therapy due to toxicity

Every other cancer or secondary cancer besides the basal cell carcinoma of the skin or the carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri. Inclusion of patients with other types of cancer that were successfully treated and that did not relapse within the last 5 years is possible

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00690300