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Drug Discovery Case History

An overview of the preclinical discovery and development of trastuzumab deruxtecan: a novel gastric cancer therapeutic

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Pages 427-436 | Received 24 May 2021, Accepted 04 Mar 2022, Published online: 15 Apr 2022

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