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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

            This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of October 4, 2004, among CytRx Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the purchasers signatory hereto (each such
purchaser is a "Purchaser" and all such purchasers are, collectively, the
"Purchasers").

            This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof among the Company and the Purchasers (the
"Purchase Agreement").

            The Company and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:

      1. Definitions

            CAPITALIZED TERMS USED AND NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN THAT ARE
DEFINED IN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN SUCH TERMS IN
THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:

                  "Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

                  "Effectiveness Date" means, with respect to the Registration
            Statement required to be filed hereunder, the earlier of (a) the
            120th calendar day following the date of the Purchase Agreement (the
            90th calendar day in the case of no review by the Commission), and
            (b) the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is
            notified by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not
            be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments.

                  "Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
            Section 2(a).

                  "Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

                  "Event Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

                  "Filing Date" means, with respect to the Registration
            Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 30th calendar day
            following the date of the Purchase Agreement.

                  "Holder" or "Holders" means the holder or holders, as the case
            may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

                  "Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
            Section 5(c).

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                  "Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
            Section 5(c).

                  "Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

                  "Proceeding" means an action, claim, suit, investigation or
            proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or
            partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or
            threatened.

                  "Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
            Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes
            any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part
            of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
            promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
            any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering
            of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the
            Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to
            the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all
            material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by
            reference in such Prospectus.

                  "Registrable Securities" means all of the Shares and the
            Warrant Shares issuable at the Closing, together with any shares of
            Common Stock issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or
            other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect
            to the foregoing.

                  "Registration Statement" means the registration statements
            required to be filed hereunder, including (in each case) the
            Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the registration statement
            or Prospectus, including pre~ and post~effective amendments, all
            exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or
            deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration
            statement.

                  "Rule 415" means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
            pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
            time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by
            the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as
            such Rule.

                  "Rule 424" means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission
            pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from
            time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by
            the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as
            such Rule.

      2. Registration

            (a) On or prior to the Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and
file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of all
of the Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement required hereunder shall be on
Form S-3 (except if the Company

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is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3, in which case the Registration shall be on another appropriate form in
accordance herewith). The Registration Statement required hereunder shall
contain (except if otherwise directed by the Holders) substantially the "Plan of
Distribution" attached hereto as Annex A. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event not later than
the Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when
all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold
or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined
by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such
effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the
affected Holders (the "Effectiveness Period"). The Company shall promptly notify
the Holders via facsimile of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on
the same day that the Company receives notification of the effectiveness from
the Commission. Failure to so notify the Holder within 2 Trading Days of such
notification shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(b).

            (b) If: (i) the Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to
the Filing Date (if the Company files the Registration Statement without
affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as
required by Section 3(a), the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied this
clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for
acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act,
within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in
writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement
will not be "reviewed," or is not subject to further review, or (iii) prior to
the date when the Registration Statement is first declared effective by the
Commission, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise
respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of the
Registration Statement within 15 calendar days after the receipt of comments by
or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for the
Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) the Registration
Statement filed or required to be filed hereunder is not declared effective by
the Commission on or before the Effectiveness Date, or (v) after the
Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission, it ceases
for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities
for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are not permitted to
utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for 15
consecutive calendar days but no more than an aggregate of 30 calendar days
during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive Trading Days) (any
such failure or breach being referred to as an "Event", and for purposes of
clause (i) or (iv) the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of
clause (ii) the date on which such five Trading Day period is exceeded, or for
purposes of clause (iii) the date which such 10 calendar day period is exceeded,
or for purposes of clause (v) the date on which such 15 or 30 calendar day
period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as "Event Date"), then in
addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable
law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event
Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by

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such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each
Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty,
equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities then held by such Holder;
provided, however, that the liquidated damages payable by any Holder shall not
exceed 22% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement for the Registrable Securities then held by such Purchaser.
If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this
Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay
interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that
is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from
the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all
such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant
to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a
month prior to the cure of an Event.

      3. Registration Procedures

                  In connection with the Company's registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:

            (a) Not less than five Trading Days prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement or any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, (i) furnish to each
Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other
than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be
subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and
directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond to
such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective
counsel to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the
Securities Act. The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any
such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of
a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in good faith,
provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later
than 5 Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of such
documents. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed
Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a "Selling
Holder Questionnaire") not less than two Trading Days prior to the Filing Date
or by the end of the fourth Trading Day following the date on which such Holder
receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.

            (b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments,
including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission
such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under
the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related
Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus

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supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or
amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iii) respond as promptly as
reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to
the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as
reasonably possible provide the Holders true and complete copies of all
correspondence from and to the Commission relating to the Registration
Statement; and (iv) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement during the
applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with
the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in the
Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

            (c) Intentionally Omitted.

            (d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which
notice shall, pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an
instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes
have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A)
below, not less than five Trading Days prior to such filing) and (if requested
by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one Trading Day
following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is proposed to be filed;
(B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a "review" of
the Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on
the Registration Statement (the Company shall provide true and complete copies
thereof and all written responses thereto to each of the Holders); and (C) with
respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other
Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the
issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any
Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such
purpose; (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in the Registration Statement ineligible for
inclusion therein or any statement made in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(vi) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with
respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in
the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best

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interest of the Company to allow continued availability of the Registration
Statement or Prospectus; provided that any and all of such information shall
remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes
public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; provided, further,
notwithstanding each Holder's agreement to keep such information confidential,
the Holders make no acknowledgement that any such information is material,
non-public information.

            (e) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance
of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

            (f) Furnish to each Holder, without charge, at least one conformed
copy of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and
all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously
furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such
documents with the Commission.

            (g) Promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies
of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in
connection with resales by the Holder of Registrable Securities. Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling
Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities
covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after
the giving on any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).

            (h) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use
its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or
exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities
for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder reasonably requests in
writing, to keep the registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or
things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of
the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, that
the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

            (i) If requested by the Holders, cooperate with the Holders to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing
Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the
Registration Statement, which certificates shall

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be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations
and registered in such names as any such Holders may request.

            (j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Section 3,
as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account
the Company's good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company
and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a
supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the
Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither the
Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in
accordance with clauses (ii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the
use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been
made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus
may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to
exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial
liquidated damages pursuant to Section 2(b), for a period not to exceed 90 days
(which need not be consecutive days) in any 12 month period.

            (k) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission.

            (l) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the
Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the person
thereof that has voting and dispositive control over the Shares. During any
periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with
respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any
Holder fails to furnish such information within 3 Trading Days of the Company's
request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder
only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of
such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is
delivered to the Company.

      4. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the
performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne
by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to
the Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing
sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees
(including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings
required to be made with the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or
Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the

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Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the
Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable
Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by
the Holders), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of
printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if
the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement),
(iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company
so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible
for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation,
all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any
securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be
responsible for any broker or similar commissions or, except to the extent
provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the
Holders.

      5. Indemnification

            (a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall,
notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, the officers, directors, agents, brokers (including brokers who
offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or
any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors
and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each such controlling
Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses (collectively, "Losses"),
as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission
or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form
of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent,
that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information
regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder
expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to
such Holder or such Holder's proposed method of distribution of Registrable
Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that
the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of
an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the
use by such Holder of an

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outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in
writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by
such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify
the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding
arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement of which the Company is aware.

            (b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not
jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers,
agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the
directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as
incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: (x) such Holder's
failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act or (y) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in
any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising
out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement
or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such
Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement
or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent that (1) such untrue statements or
omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in
writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the
extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder's proposed
method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly
approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for
this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (2) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 3(d)(ii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or
defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that
the Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder
of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). In no event shall the liability of
any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the
net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities
giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

            (c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall
be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
"Indemnified Party"), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person
from whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense
thereof; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice
shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities
pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be
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court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or
further review) that such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

            An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such
fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party
has been advised in writing by counsel that a material conflict of interest is
likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and
the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding
effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, which shall not unreasonably be withheld, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party
is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such Proceeding.

            Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and
expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the
extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such
Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the
Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice
thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that the Indemnified Party shall
promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and
expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is not
entitled to indemnification hereunder, determined based upon the relative faults
of the parties.

            (d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 5(a)
or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or
otherwise), then each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question,
including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission
or alleged omission of a material fact, has

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been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying
Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access
to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall
be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement,
any reasonable attorneys' or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such
party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been
indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in
this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

            The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), no Holder shall be required
to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the
proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, except in the case of fraud by
such Holder.

            The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section
are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the
Indemnified Parties.

      6. Miscellaneous

            (a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a
Holder, of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the
Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages,
will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate
compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the
provisions of Section 2 and 3 of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that,
in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach,
it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

            (b) No Piggyback on Registrations. Except as set forth on Schedule
6(b) attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other
than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the
Company in the Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities.
Except for registration statements (including the Registration Statement)
referred to in Schedule 6(b), the Company shall not file any other registration
statements until the initial Registration Statement required hereunder is
declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not
prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already
filed.

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            (c) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply
with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to
it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement.

            (d) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition
of such Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company
of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d), such
Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities
under the Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of
the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement, or until it
is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the
applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies
of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of
the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as it practicable. The Company agrees
and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to
discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 2(b).

            (e) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the
Effectiveness Period there is not an effective Registration Statement covering
all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and
file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for
its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its
equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under
the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to
be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or
equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Holder a written notice of
such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of such notice,
any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such
holder requests to be registered; provided, that, the Company shall not be
required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e)
that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated under the
Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration
Statement. This Section 6(e) shall not apply to amendments filed after the date
hereof with respect to registration statements already filed.

            (f) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company
and each Holder of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with
respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that
does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given
by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent
relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be

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amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of
the immediately preceding sentence.

            (g) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or
deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as
set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

            (h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of
the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not
assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
all of the Holders of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder
may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as
permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

            (i) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any
agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of
impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(b)
attached hereto, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has previously
entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any
of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

            (j) Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile
transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with
the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature were the original
thereof.

            (k) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined
with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

            (l) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

            (m) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties
hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an
alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have
executed the

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remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of
such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

            (n) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

            (o) Independent Nature of Holders' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder.
Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any
closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be
deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders
are in any way acting in concert with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

                                 CYTRX CORPORATION

                                 By:/s/ STEVEN A. KRIEGSMAN
                                    -----------------------
                                    Name: Steven A. Kriegsman
                                    Title: Chief Executive Officer

                       [SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS]

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                     [SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO CYTR RRA]

Name of Investing Entity: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: __________________________

                           [SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]

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                              Plan of Distribution

      Each Selling Stockholder (the "Selling Stockholders") of the common stock
("Common Stock") of CytRx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time
to time, sell any or all of their shares of Common Stock on the Toronto Stock
Exchange or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the
shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or
negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:

            -     ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
                  broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

            -     block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell
                  the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of
                  the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

            -     purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the
                  broker-dealer for its account;

            -     an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
                  applicable exchange;

            -     privately negotiated transactions;

            -     settlement of short sales entered into after the date of this
                  prospectus;

            -     broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell
                  a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per
                  share;

            -     a combination of any such methods of sale;

            -     through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
                  transactions, whether through an options exchange or
                  otherwise; or

            -     any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

      The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), if available, rather
than under this prospectus.

      Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other
brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions
or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as
agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. Each Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and
discounts relating to its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the
types of transactions involved.

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      In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the
Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or
other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the
common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling
Stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these
securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common
stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling
Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other
financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such
broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this
prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

      The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are
involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has
informed the Company that it does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock.

      The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the
Company incident to the registration of the shares. The Company has agreed to
indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

      Because Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this
prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus. Each Selling
Stockholder has advised us that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer regarding
the sale of the resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker
acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the Selling
Stockholders.

      We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the
date on which the shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without
registration pursuant to rule 144(k) or (ii) all of the shares have been sold
pursuant to the prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other
rule of similar effect. The resale shares will be sold only through registered
or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities
laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless
they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an
exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is
complied with.

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      Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person
engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage
in market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two
business days prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the
Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may
limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the
Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus
available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to
deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of
the sale.

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                                                                         ANNEX B

                                CYTRX CORPORATION

                 SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE

      The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of CytRx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), (the "Registrable Securities") understands that the Company has
filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-__ (the "Registration
Statement") for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of the Registrable Securities, in
accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
October 4, 2004 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company and the
Purchasers named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is
available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

      Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling
securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised
to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being
named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration
Statement and the related prospectus.

                                     NOTICE

      The undersigned beneficial owner (the "Selling Securityholder") of
Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned
by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3)
in the Registration Statement.

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The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and
represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

                                  QUESTIONNAIRE

1.    NAME.

      (a)   Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder

            ____________________________________________________________________

      (b)   Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above)
            through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are
            held:

            ____________________________________________________________________

      (c)   Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural
            person who directly you indirectly alone or with others has power to
            vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):

            ____________________________________________________________________

2. ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO SELLING SECURITYHOLDER:

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
 Telephone:_____________________________________________________________________
 Fax:___________________________________________________________________________
 Contact Person:________________________________________________________________

3. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES:

      (a)   Type and Principal Amount of Registrable Securities beneficially
            owned:

            ____________________________________________________________________

            ____________________________________________________________________

            ____________________________________________________________________

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4. BROKER-DEALER STATUS:

      (a)   Are you a broker-dealer?

                                 Yes [ ] No [ ]

      Note: If yes, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should be
            identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

      (b)   Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

                                 Yes [ ] No [ ]

      (c)   If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you
            bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of
            business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable
            Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings,
            directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
            Registrable Securities?

                                 Yes [ ] No [ ]

      Note: If no, the Commission's staff has indicated that you should be
            identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

5. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OWNED BY THE SELLING
      SECURITYHOLDER.

      Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the
      beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than
      the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.

      (a)   Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the
            Selling Securityholder:

            ____________________________________________________________________

            ____________________________________________________________________

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6. RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMPANY:

      Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its
      affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5%
      of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position
      or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or
      its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

      State any exceptions here:

      _________________________________________________________________________

      _________________________________________________________________________

      The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies
or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the
date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.

      By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the
inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied
upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused
this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or
by its duly authorized agent.

Dated: __________________________      Beneficial Owner:________________________

                                       By: _____________________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND
RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

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