Exhibit 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-33792) and related
Prospectus of CytRx Corporation for the registration of 2,606,092 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 15, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of CytRx Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for
the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                         /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
May 19, 2000