curative

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In aplastic anemia, where the marrow stops making enough blood cells, and in inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell disease, stem-cell transplantation has emerged as a curative therapy as the procedure has become safer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

While there are medical based treatments such as chemotherapy, steroids and hormone therapy available, none of them are "curative", he said.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

But the Leopold clan sees a new empire of wonder-drug riches by harvesting its curative power, including the unicorn’s purple, iridescent blood and the mysterious properties of its occasionally glowing horn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

"We discovered targets for cancer immunotherapy, which hopefully can be translated in the future into curative approaches," said co-corresponding author Stephen Gottschalk, MD, St. Jude Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy chair.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

Mom was big on the curative powers of sleep.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix