curative
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Pricing a superior — and curative — drug at a similar level as the currently available treatment seemed like a good deal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Watt Smith’s “Bad Friend” proved a much-needed curative.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
The curative program is never really underway until this happens.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
