EXHIBIT 23.3



                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation 
by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration 
Statement of our report dated January 21, 1997 with respect to the consolidated 
financial statements of Zynaxis, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended 
December 31, 1996 included in CytRx Corporation's Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K 
filed on June 3, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in this 
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 Registration Statement.



Philadelphia, Pa.,
 May 20, 1998