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This study aims to develop and evaluate a multistage, foundation model\u2013based workflow for automated ROI classification and standardization in accordance with AAPM Task Group 263 (TG-263) nomenclature, while maintaining flexibility for customization to institution-specific naming conventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A four-stage modular pipeline integrating large language models (LLMs) and a Contrastive Language-Image Pretraining (CLIP) model was developed. The system sequentially performs (1) anatomic site classification, (2) ROI type classification into four categories, (3) standardization based on customizable protocols, and (4) laterality verification via CLIP. The pipeline operates on standard DICOM RTSTRUCT and CT data and requires no model retraining. We evaluated the workflow on 600 patients from three institutions across five disease sites (head and neck, breast, lung, cervix, rectum). Classification and renaming accuracy were assessed at both global and institution-site levels, with error taxonomy used to characterize failure modes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The workflow achieved an overall ROI type classification accuracy of 99.12% and a renaming accuracy of 97.92%. Classification performance was consistently high across all institutions and sites; renaming accuracy showed minor variation driven by protocol omissions, compound suffix ambiguity, and institution-specific naming conventions. 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