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Letters to the Editor: Clinical Oncology

Cost-effectiveness of continuous versus intermittent chemotherapy for patients with HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

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Pages 619-624 | Received 08 Nov 2021, Accepted 21 Jan 2022, Published online: 09 Feb 2022

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