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Original Research

Cost-effectiveness of pertuzumab and trastuzumab biosimilar combination therapy as initial treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in Singapore

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Pages 449-456 | Received 07 Dec 2020, Accepted 20 Jan 2021, Published online: 17 Feb 2021

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