EXHIBIT 23.1

                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
NeoRx Corporation:


We consent to incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (Nos.
33-60029, 33-64992, 33-63169,  333-05661,  333-00785, and 333-25161) on Form S-3
and in the  registration  statements (Nos.  33-43860,  33-46317,  33-87108,  and
333-32583)  on Form S-8 of NeoRx  Corporation,  of our report dated  January 30,
1998,  relating to the balance  sheet of NeoRx  Corporation  as of December  31,
1997, and the related  statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity and cash
flows for the year then ended,  which  report  appears in the  December 31, 1997
annual report on Form 10-K of NeoRx Corporation.


                                                           KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Seattle, Washington
March 30, 1998