EXHIBIT 23.1


[KPMG LETTERHEAD]





                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Corvas International, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-45607 and 333-41784) on Forms S-8, as amended, and (Nos. 333-1762, 333-85915,
333-87339, 333-91365 and 333-47050) on Forms S-3, as amended, of Corvas
International, Inc. of our report dated February 8, 2002, relating to the
balance sheets of Corvas International, Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000,
and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2001, which
report appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Corvas
International, Inc. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Selected Financial Data" in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form
10-K.


                                                  /s/ KPMG LLP




San Diego, California
March 28, 2002