NED
Abbreviation with 3 meanings
| Stands for | No evidence of disease |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 3 |
| Categories | Medical, Geography & Places, Business & Finance |
NED has three meanings. The most common are No evidence of disease (hematology and oncology) and Netherlands (country code); it can also stand for Non-executive director.
Meanings of NED at a glance
| # | NED stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No evidence of disease | Medical › Hematology and Oncology |
| 2 | Netherlands | Geography & Places › Country Code |
| 3 | Non-executive director | Business & Finance › Job Title |
1. No evidence of disease
Medical · Hematology and Oncology Abbreviations
Status in which tests and examinations show no detectable cancer after treatment. It describes current findings rather than guaranteeing cure, because microscopic disease below detection limits can remain.
Example: Surveillance CT shows NED 3 years after resection; continue imaging every 6 months.
Patients often use "NED" as a milestone in survivorship communities. Clinicians are cautious about the word "cure," particularly for cancers that can recur late, such as hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. NED differs from complete response, a formal trial measurement, and from remission, a term used especially in blood cancers.
2. Netherlands
Geography & Places · Country Code Abbreviations
Dutch national teams appear as NED, from Nederland, in IOC and FIFA results, rather than the ISO alpha-3 code NLD. Dutch teams play in orange, after the royal House of Orange-Nassau.
Example: NED beat USA 3-1 in the round of 16.
The Netherlands men's team has lost three World Cup finals (1974, 1978 and 2010). Speed skating is the Dutch Olympic specialty.
3. Non-executive director
Business & Finance · Job Title Abbreviations
Member of a company's board who is not part of the management team and provides independent oversight, challenge and expertise. NEDs sit on board committees such as audit, remuneration and nomination, and are a fixture of UK, Irish, Australian and Asian corporate governance.
Example: The company appointed a former central banker as a NED to strengthen the risk committee.
For larger listed companies, the UK Corporate Governance Code expects at least half the board, excluding the chair, to be independent non-executive directors. The comparable US terms are outside director or independent director. NEDs are paid fees rather than salaries.
Related abbreviations
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- MRD – Minimal residual disease
- MSI-H – Microsatellite instability-high
- NCCN – National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- NCI – National Cancer Institute
- NET – Neuroendocrine tumor
- NGS – Next-generation sequencing
- NHL – Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- NSCLC – Non-small cell lung cancer
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More country code abbreviations
- MZ – Mozambique
- NA – Namibia
- NC – New Caledonia
- NE – Niger
- NF – Norfolk Island
- NG – Nigeria
- NI – Nicaragua
- NIR – Northern Ireland
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.