ESTRO 2025 - Abstract Book

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RTT - Education, training, advanced practice and role developments

ESTRO 2025

Results: Of 110 patients, 33.6% had breast, 28.2% GU, 20.9% lung, and 17.3% GI cancers. Median survival was 36 weeks from consult (95%CI 24.6-49.6 wks). 32 patients were assessed in RTR and 78 in PRO; of these 78, 40 were seen by a PCSRT and 38 by an RTT/RN. At four weeks post-PRT, pain improved in 30.0% (12/40) of PCSRT patients and was stable in 70.0% (28/40); none reported worse pain. Pain improved in 52.6% (20/38) of non-PSCRT PRO patients, was stable in 17/38 (44.8%) and worse in 1/38 (2.6%). For RTR patients, pain improved in 2/32 (6.3%), stabilized in 20/32 (62.5%) and worsened in 9/32 (28.1%). [One RTR patient did not rate baseline pain]. 55.0% (22/40) of PCSRT patients required an urgent care encounter and 17.5% visited ER between consult and 4-week follow-up. 55.2% (21/38) of non-PCSRT PRO patients had urgent care encounters, while 47.3% (18/38) visited the ER compared with 56.3% (18/32) of RTR patients’ unplanned care encounters and 28.1% (9/32) who visited the ER. Analgesic escalation was required by 50% of RTR and non-CSRT PRO patients, versus 37.5% (15/40) of PCSRT patients. 44.8% (18/40) of PCSRT PRO patients were referred to at least one supportive care service, compared to 46.6% (18/38) of non-PCSRT PRO and 8.6% (3/32) of RTR patients. Conclusion: Patients assessed by the PRO Clinic team reported decreased pain post PRT and were referred more often to the MDT team. Involvement by a PCSRT specifically was associated with less frequent ER visits and analgesic escalation compared to patients assessed by other providers at PRT consultation. Keywords: clinical specialist, symptom control Karina Ochandorena 1,2 , Ericka Céspedes 3 , Adriana Cortés 4 , Alan Martinez 5,6 , Yudy Sterling 7 , Elke Pastor 8,9 , Andrés Ferrer 10 , Jorge Luis Alonso 11,12 , Manuel León 13 , Dionisio Méndez 14,15 , Alexandra Arévalo 16 , Guillermo Maciel 17 , Doris Millán 18,19 , Lisbeth Cordero 20 , Catalina Acevedo 20 , Federico Lorenzo 2,1 , Benjamin Li 21,22,23 1 Unidad Académica Radioterapia, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. 2 Radioterapia, Next Venture SAS, Montevideo, Uruguay. 3 Radioterapia, Instituto Costarricense del Seguro Social, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica. 4 Radioterapia, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Mexico. 5 Radioterapia, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Santiago de Chile, Chile. 6 Radioterapia, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile. 7 Radioterapia, Instituto de Cancerología las Américas AUNA, Ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. 8 Radioterapia, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Oncocenter, AUNA, Lima, Peru. 9 Radioterapia, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. 10 Radioterapia, Centro Privado de Oncología y Radioterapia SRL, Córdoba, Argentina. 11 Radioterapia, Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Río de Janeiro, Brazil. 12 Radioterapia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Río de Janeiro, Brazil. 13 Radioterapia, Centro Nacional de Radioterapia, San Salvador, El Salvador. 14 Radioterapia, Instituto Nacional del Cáncer Rosa Emilia Teveras, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 15 Radioterapia, Instituto de Oncología Dr. Heriberto Pieter, Santiago, Dominican Republic. 16 Radioterapia, Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marin, Quito, Ecuador. 17 Radioterapia, Instituto Profesional Avanzado, Asunción, Paraguay. 18 Radioterapia, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of. 19 Radioterapia, Insituto Oncológico Dr. Luis Razetti, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of. 20 Human Health Division, IAEA, Viena, Austria. 21 Radioterapia, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, USA. 22 Radioterapia, University of Washington, Washington, USA. 23 Educación, Rayos Contra el Cáncer, Seattle, USA Purpose/Objective: Radiation therapists (RTTs) play a vital role for cancer care in Latin America, yet considerable heterogeneity exists among different countries and training programs. 1 Furthermore, no report has investigated the nature of RTT training programs. We sought to characterize the training and titles of RTTs and to review the available curricula in Latin America. 3115 Digital Poster The training of Radiation Therapists in Latin America