EXHIBIT 23.2
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of CytRx Corporation
for the registration of 1,025,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 8, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of CytRx
Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
August 14, 2001