Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors
Texas Biotechnology Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-79656, 33-79658, 33-79670, 33-93282, 33-93368, 333-27423, 333-27425,
333-79477, 333-72468 and 333-41864) on Forms S-8 and (Nos. 333-03433, and
333-25043) on Forms S-3 of Texas Biotechnology Corporation of our report dated
March 5, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Texas
Biotechnology Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and
the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2002,
annual report on Form 10-K of Texas Biotechnology Corporation.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
March 25, 2003