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Comment
. 2002 Nov 30;325(7375):1302; author reply 1302.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7375.1302/a.

Efficacy, safety, and cost of new anticancer drugs. Pessimistic conclusion was not justified

Hilary Calvert, Duncan I Jodrell, James Cassidy, Adrian L Harris
Comment

Efficacy, safety, and cost of new anticancer drugs. Pessimistic conclusion was not justified

Hilary Calvert et al. BMJ. .
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Innovative anticancer agents approved in Italy: comparison between price range or “negotiation window” proposed by pharmacoeconomic algorithm (horizontal line) and final price approved by the negotiation committee (vertical circle)
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