A method for administering a radiosensitizer to a tumor site in a subject
is described. The method includes preparing liposomes composed of a
vesicle-forming lipid and a lipid-derivatized radiosensitizer. In one
embodiment, the radiosensitizer is dipalmitoyl-5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine. A
method for preparing the liposome composition including the
lipid-derivatized radiosensitizer is also disclosed.
