InhaltsangabeDiagnosis: CT and MR imaging. Nuclear medical methods for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: Positron Emission Tomography (PET).- Therapy and Monitoring of Disease: Surgical techniques. Postoperative staging. Adjuvant therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer. First-line chemotherapy. Second-line chemotherapy. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant strategies for chemoradiation. Primary advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. Brachytherapy of liver metastases. Detection of disease recurrence and monitoring of therapy. Surgical palliation.- New Treatment Strategies and Outlook: Antiangiogenic strategies in pancreatic cancer. Targeted therapy of the epidermal growth factor receptor in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Antisense therapeutics for tumor treatment: The TGF-beta2 inhibitor AP 12009 in clinical development against malignant tumors. NF-kappaB as a molecular target in the therapy of pancreatic carcinoma. Immunotherapeutic approaches in pancreatic cancer. Src kinase and pancreatic cancer.