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Oncology

Cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab versus brentuximab vedotin for patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a United States payer perspective

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Pages 16-25 | Received 08 Mar 2018, Accepted 02 Oct 2018, Published online: 13 Nov 2018

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