Exhibit 23.1

               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated February 25, 2000, in
the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of Telik, Inc. for
the registration of shares of its common stock.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
March 30, 2000