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Original Article

Cost-effectiveness of everolimus vs sunitinib in treating patients with advanced, progressive pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in the United States

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Pages 55-64 | Accepted 08 Aug 2012, Published online: 03 Sep 2012

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