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. 3 and related Prospectus of
CytRx Corporation dated July 24, 1998 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 as further amended by Amendment
No. 2 on Form 10-K/A on June 19, 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 included in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1,
1998 as amended by Form 8-K/A on June 19, 1998 as further amended by Form 8-K/A
on July 24, 1998 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.       

                                          
                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP        
Atlanta, Georgia
    
July 20, 1998