Exhibit 23.5


                        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 5, 2003, with
respect to the financial statements of Blizzard Genomics, Inc. included in the
CytRx Corporation Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
2003.

                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
May 10, 2004