EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

    
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) Amendment No. 1 and related Prospectus of
CytRx Corporation for the registration of 700,000 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 27, 1998
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of CytRx Corporation
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1997 as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A on May 26, 1998
and the related financial statement schedule included therein, and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 27, 1998 (except
for Note 12, as to which the date is April 17, 1998) with respect to the
restated consolidated financial statements of CytRx Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 1997 included in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1,
1998 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                              May 18, 1998