VIPoma
diseaseOn this page
Also known as Diarrheogenic islet cell tumorDiarrheogenic islet cell tumourmalignant vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumourpancreatic cholerapancreatic vipomavasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumorvasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumourvasoactive intestinal peptide producing neoplasmvasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumorvasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumourvasoactive intestinal peptide secreting neoplasmvasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumorvasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumourvasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumourVerner-Morrison syndromeVIP producing neoplasmVIP- secreting neoplasmVIP- secreting tumorVIP- secreting tumourVIP-producing NET
Summary
VIPoma (MONDO:0019960) is a disease and 5 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include bevacizumab, edotreotide gallium ga-68, and octreotide acetate. A subtype of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).
At a glance
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Europe) [Orphanet-validated]
- Phenotypes (HPO): 41
- Clinical trials: 5
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual incidence | <1 / 1 000 000 | Europe | Validated | |
| Point prevalence | <1 / 1 000 000 | Europe | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
41 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 41 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0002894 | Neoplasm of the pancreas | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002900 | Hypokalemia | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0005208 | Secretory diarrhea | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0000819 | Diabetes mellitus | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001824 | Weight loss | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001895 | Normochromic anemia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001944 | Dehydration | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002017 | Nausea and vomiting | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002024 | Malabsorption | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002039 | Anorexia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002240 | Hepatomegaly | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002574 | Episodic abdominal pain | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0003072 | Hypercalcemia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0003324 | Generalized muscle weakness | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0003394 | Muscle spasm | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0004396 | Poor appetite | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0010783 | Erythema | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0012432 | Chronic fatigue | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001046 | Intermittent jaundice | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001406 | Intrahepatic cholestasis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001438 | Abnormality of abdomen morphology | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001541 | Ascites | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0012334 | Extrahepatic cholestasis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0030895 | Abnormal gastrointestinal motility | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002573 | Hematochezia | Excluded (0%) |
| HP:0000820 | Abnormality of the thyroid gland | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0000837 | Increased circulating gonadotropin level | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0000845 | Elevated circulating growth hormone concentration | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0000870 | Increased circulating prolactin concentration | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0001031 | Subcutaneous lipoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0002747 | Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0002893 | Pituitary adenoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0002896 | Neoplasm of the liver | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0002897 | Parathyroid adenoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0003005 | Ganglioneuroma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0003118 | Increased circulating cortisol level | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0003528 | Elevated calcitonin | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0006719 | Benign gastrointestinal tract tumors | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0006731 | Follicular thyroid carcinoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0008200 | Primary hyperparathyroidism | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0008256 | Adrenocortical adenoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | VIPoma |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0019960 |
| MeSH | D003969 |
| Orphanet | 97282 |
| DOID | DOID:5574 |
| ICD-11 | 20634476 |
| NCIT | C26749 |
| SNOMED CT | 253005002 |
| UMLS | C0011993 |
| MedGen | 41532 |
| GARD | 0003787 |
| MedDRA | 10047430 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: Diarrheogenic islet cell tumor · Diarrheogenic islet cell tumour · malignant vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumour · pancreatic cholera · pancreatic vipoma · vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumor · vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumour · vasoactive intestinal peptide producing neoplasm · vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumor · vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumour · vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting neoplasm · vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor · vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumour · vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumour · Verner-Morrison syndrome · VIP producing neoplasm · VIP- secreting neoplasm · VIP- secreting tumor · VIP- secreting tumour · VIP-producing NET (+6 more)
Data availability: 1 cell line.
Disease family
This is a subtype of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › digestive system disorder › digestive system neuroendocrine neoplasm › digestive system neuroendocrine tumor, grade 1/2 › pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor › VIPoma
Related subtypes (10): pancreatic delta cell neuroendocrine tumor, pancreatic gastrin-producing neuroendocrine tumor, non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, pancreatic insulin-producing neuroendocrine tumor, somatostatinoma, GRFoma, PPoma, glucagonoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor G1, functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
Subtypes (2): small intestinal vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumor, pancreatic vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumor
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.
Genes & proteins
No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).
Function
No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.
Therapeutics
No druggable-target or therapeutic data for this disease’s cohort.
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 5.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 2 |
| PHASE1 | 2 |
| Not specified | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01229943 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Everolimus and Octreotide Acetate With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery |
| NCT04915144 | PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | 177Lu-DOTATOC for the Treatment of Patients With Somatostatin Receptor Positive NETs |
| NCT02831179 | PHASE1 | WITHDRAWN | Veliparib, Capecitabine, and Temozolomide in Patients With Advanced, Metastatic, and Recurrent Neuroendocrine Tumor |
| NCT03147768 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Laser Tissue Welding - Distal Pancreatectomy Sealing Study |
| NCT03583528 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | DOTATOC PET/CT for Imaging NET Patients |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| BEVACIZUMAB | 4 | 1 |
| EDOTREOTIDE GALLIUM GA-68 | 4 | 1 |
| OCTREOTIDE ACETATE | 4 | 1 |
| VELIPARIB | 3 | 2 |
| LUTETIUM LU177 EDOTREOTIDE | 2 | 1 |