Apr 1, 2025: New profile added from Japan
With data starting in 2014, the DeSC Healthcare database is a joint venture between DeNA Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation. The DeSC Database is a Longitudinal and Cross-sectional population database containing insurer-based Japanese insurance claims data for all therapeutic areas and all ages.
DeSC Healthcare Database (Japan)
Database Contact Data
DeSC Healthcare, Inc.
RWE Promotion Department
JAPAN
Email: rwe-psales@desc-hc.co.jp
Alternate Contact
N/A
References of Studies Using/Describing Database
1. Kamitani F, Nishioka Y, Koizumi M, Nakajima H, Kurematsu Y, Okada S, Kubo S, Myojin T, Noda T, Imamura T, Takahashi Y. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related type 1 diabetes incidence, risk, and survival association. J Diabetes Investig. 2025 Feb;16(2):334-342.
2. Masuda S, Fukasawa T, Matsuda S, Kawakami K. Cardiovascular Safety and Fracture Prevention Effectiveness of Denosumab Versus Oral Bisphosphonates in Patients Receiving Dialysis : A Target Trial Emulation. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Feb;178(2):167-176.
3. Inayama Y, Yamaguchi K, Mizuno K, Tanaka-Mizuno S, Koike A, Higashiyama N, Taki M, Yamanoi K, Murakami R, Hamanishi J, Yoshida S, Mandai M, Kawakami K. Changes in Physical Activity Across Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Based on Smartphone Step Count Data Linked to a Japanese Claims Database: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Jan 20;11:e58093.
4. Tominaga R, Ikenoue T, Ishii R, Niihata K, Aita T, Okuda T, Shimizu S, Taguri M, Kurita N. Comparative cardiovascular safety of romosozumab versus bisphosphonates in Japanese patients with osteoporosis: a new-user, active comparator design with instrumental variable analyses. J Bone Miner Res. 2025 Jan 17:zjaf010. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjaf010. Epub ahead of print.
5. Ikeda Y, Yamamoto T, Torigoe M, Casaes Teixeira B, Laurent T. Prevalence, Patient Characteristics, and Treatment of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Nationwide Payer Database Study. Cardiol Ther. 2025 Jan 15. doi: 10.1007/s40119-024-00396-z. Epub ahead of print.
6. Horinouchi H, Chang CS, Shaw J, Archangelidi O, Balasubramanian A, Pundole X. Real-world treatment patterns and survival in extensive stage small-cell lung cancer in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2024 Dec 20:hyae175. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyae175. Epub ahead of print.
7. Satoh M, Nakayama S, Hashimoto H, Toyama M, Iwabe Y, Yagihashi T, Murakami T, Obara T, Ohkubo T, Metoki H. Differential coronary heart disease risk among antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication users versus non-users: A real-world data analysis. J Clin Lipidol. 2024 Dec 16:S1933-2874(24)00288-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2024.12.006. Epub ahead of print.
8. Okura T, Tanaka-Mizuno S, Fukasawa T, Yoshida S, Kawakami K. Assessing the Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation Associated with COVID-19: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 10:kwae448. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwae448. Epub ahead of print.
9. Matsumura K, Nakagomi A, Yagi E, Yamada N, Funauchi Y, Kakehi K, Yoshida A, Kawamura T, Ueno M, Nakazawa G, Tabuchi T. Impact of an mHealth App (Kencom) on Patients With Untreated Hypertension Initiating Antihypertensive Medications: Real-World Cohort Study. JMIR cardio. 2024 Nov 26;8(1):e52266.
10. Karasawa Y, Nozawa K, Nomoto K, Fukudo S. Constipation among workers with depression/anxiety: a retrospective study using a claims database and survey data in Japan. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 19;14(11):e083668.
Mar 19, 2025: Our latest newsletter – Publication in WOUNDS and Spring savings
Exciting news from the world of wound care research! Our March 2025 newsletter highlights our latest publication in the journal WOUNDS, co-authored with the Wound Care Collaborative Community.
Feb 27, 2025: New Australian Lung Cancer Registry added
Starting in 2011, the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR) is a clinical quality registry which collects and reports on data relating to 24 clinical quality indicators (CQIs) from Victoria and Tasmania. Data are reported from 9 participating health services, including 51 hospitals, with the aim of capturing all patients newly diagnosed with a primary lung cancer in stakeholder hospitals.
Feb 26, 2025: The Power of Administrative Databases in Public Health Research
The article "Use of Administrative Medical Databases in Population-Based Research" delves into the potential of administrative databases as robust tools for public health studies. These databases, which compile extensive records from hospitals, health maintenance organizations, and insurance entities, offer a wealth of clinical and demographic information.
Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR) (Australia) **
Database Contact Data
Victorian Lung Cancer Registy
Monash University
553 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, VIC 3004
AUSTRALIA
Email: med-vlcr@monash.edu
Alternate Contact
Associate Professor Robert Stirling
Coordinating Principal Investigator, Steering Committee Chairman
Victorian Lung Cancer Registry
Email: r.stirling@alfred.org.au
References of Studies Using/Describing Database
1. Tesema GA, Stirling RG, Wah W, Tessema ZT, Heritier S, Earnest A. Geographic variation in delay to surgical treatment among non-small cell lung cancer patients. Lung Cancer. 2025 Jan;199:108077. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.108077. Epub 2025 Jan 4.
2. Tesema GA, Stirling RG, Tessema ZT, Heritier S, Earnest A. Patient- and Areal-Level Risk Factors Associated With Lung Cancer Mortality in Victoria, Australia: A Bayesian Spatial Survival Analysis. Cancer Med. 2024 Oct;13(19):e70293.
3. Tissera S, Billah B, Brand M, Karim MN, Antippa P, Blum R, Caldecott M, Conron M, Faisal W, Harden S, Olesen I, Parente P, Richardson G, Samuel E, See K, Underhill C, Wright G, Zalcberg J, Stirling RG. Stage-Specific Guideline Concordant Treatment Impacts on Survival in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer: A Novel Quality Indicator. Clin Lung Cancer. 2024 Aug 24:S1525-7304(24)00191-8.
4. Earnest A, Tesema GA, Stirling RG. Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Timeliness of Care among Lung Cancer Patients. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Oct 18;11(20):2756.
5. Smith S, Sapkaroski D, Brand M, Tran A, Zalcberg 1. J, Stirling RG. Mapping the clinical care pathways for advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer patients in Victoria: A retrospective cohort study of supportive and palliative care. Nurs Health Sci. 2023 Sep;25(3):411-423.
6. Huang J, Faisal W, Brand M, Smith S, Alexander M, Briggs L, Conron M, Duffy M, John T, Langton D, Lesage J, MacManus M, Mitchell P, Olesen I, Parente P, Philip J, Samuel E, Torres J, Underhill CR, Zalcberg JR, Harden S, Stirling R. Patterns of care for people with small cell lung cancer in Victoria, 2011-19: a retrospective, population-based registry data study. Med J Aust. 2023 Aug 7;219(3):120-126.
7. Tesema GA, Tessema ZT, Heritier S, Stirling RG, Earnest A. A Systematic Review of Joint Spatial and Spatiotemporal Models in Health Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 28;20(7):5295.
8. Woodford K, Koo K, Reynolds J, Stirling RG, Harden SV, Brand M, Senthi S. Persisting Gaps in Optimal Care of Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: An Australian Patterns of Care Analysis. Oncologist. 2023 Feb 8;28(2):e92-e102.
9. Stirling R, Evolution of the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR): Results of longitudinal change in outcomes measures. 2023. Australian Lung Cancer Conference (Gold Coast).
10. Samuel E, Discordance between clinical and pathological staging of patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer: A retrospective observational cohort study. 2023. Australian Lung Cancer Conference (Gold Coast).
Jan 23, 2025: 500 Healthcare Database profiles, what a milestone!
With the upload of Swefoot (Swedish National Register for Foot and Ankle Surgery), we have reached a new milestone. Swefoot was started in 2014 to collect surgical and patient-reported data on foot and ankle surgery. Currently, data on 16 different diagnoses are collected in 68 units performing foot and ankle surgery. Registrations are performed by the surgeon and the patient. In January 2025, a total of 47,600 surgical procedures were registered in Swefoot.