Patients’ Experiences of LIving with CANcer-associated thrombosis: the PELICAN study

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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants including age, sex, cancer details, VTE details, and length of time on treatment

Code	Age (years)	Sex M/F	Cancer diagnosis	VTE details	Injection given by self or carer	LMWH Rx duration
VCC01	53	M	Metastatic lung	PE (Sym)	Wife	8 months
VCC02	64	F	Metastatic breast	PE (Sym)	Self	20 months
VCC03	61	F	Metastatic lung	DVT (Sym)	Self	5 months
VCC04	74	M	Colorectal	PE (Inc) DVT (Sym)	Self	4 months
VCC05	64	F	Metastatic breast	PE (Sym)	Self	20 months
VCC06	72	M	Mesothelioma	PE (Sym) DVT (Sym)	Self	10 months
VCC07	73	F	Metastatic colorectal	PE (Sym)	Self	7 months
VCC08	80	F	Breast	DVT (Sym)	Self	2 months
VCC09	66	M	Lung	DVT (Sym)	Sister, and then self	7 months
VCC10	81	F	Metastatic ovarian	PE (Sym)	Self	6 months
VCC11	74	M	Metastatic prostate	PE (Sym)	Self	14 months
VCC12	69	M	Pancreas	PE (Sym) DVT (Sym)	Self	3 months
VCC13	57	M	Colorectal	PE (Sym)	Wife	4 months
VCC14	58	F	Metastatic ovarian	DVT (Sym)	Daughter	9 months
RG01	77	M	Metastatic unknown primary	DVT (Sym)	Self	5 months
RG02	57	F	Ovarian	PE (Sym)	Husband	6 months
RG03	69	M	Metastatic colorectal	PE (Inc)	Self	6 months
RG04	73	F	Metastatic colorectal	DVT (Sym)	Husband	8 months
RG05	80	M	Metastatic prostate	DVT (Sym)	Self	4 months
RG06	67	F	Breast	DVT (Sym)	Self	6 months

Abbreviations: DVT, deep vein thrombosis; Inc, incidental; F, female; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; M, male; PE, pulmonary embolus; Rx, prescription; Sym, symptomatic; VTE, venous thromboembolism.

Figure 1 Major themes and associated subthemes.

Abbreviations: CAT, cancer-associated thrombosis; VTE, venous thromboembolism.

Figure 2 Illustration of CAT journey with experiences at respective phases.

Abbreviations: CAT, cancer-associated thrombosis; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; PE, pulmonary embolus; VTE, venous thromboembolism.