Exhibit 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-8 No 33-42259 pertaining to the CytRx Corporation 1986 Stock Option
Plan, No. 33-93816 pertaining to the CytRx Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan,
No. 33-93818 pertaining to the CytRx Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan, No.
333-84657 pertaining to the CytRx Corporation 1998 Long Term Incentive
Plan and No. 333-68200 pertaining to the CytRx Corporation 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan, and No. 333-91068 and No. 333-93305 pertaining to the CytRx
Corporation Employee Benefit Plan of our report dated March 25, 2003, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of CytRx
Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2003.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
May 10, 2004