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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

         This Consulting Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the __
day of June, 2001 (the "Effective Date"), by and between MICHAEL F. BIGHAM
("Consultant") and CORIXA CORPORATION. (the "Company").

         1. CONSULTING PERIOD. Consultant's service under this Agreement shall
commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for seven months thereafter,
unless terminated earlier as provided in Section 5 of this Agreement. The term
of Consultant's service shall be the "Consulting Period." Consultant's
commencement and continuation of service under this Agreement shall constitute
continuous service with the Company for purposes of continued exercisability of
any outstanding Company stock options or Company restricted stock held by
Consultant as of the Effective Date.

         2. CONSULTING DUTIES. During the Consulting Period, the Company hereby
retains Consultant as a consultant to the Company, and Consultant hereby agrees
to act as the Company's consultant, for the purpose of advising the Company
regarding:

         (a)      identification of potential multinational corporate partners
                  for Bexxar in Europe, Japan and/or Asia;

         (b)      assistance in the approval of Bexxar; and

         (c)      general corporate matters as reasonably requested by the
                  Company.

         Consultant shall also be bound by the general policies and practices of
         the Company applicable to consultants pertaining to protection of
         confidential information.

         2. OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict
Consultant, during the Consulting Period, from becoming an employee of or
consultant to any other business entity or from serving as a member on the Board
of Directors of any other business entity.

         3. CONSULTING FEES. The Company will pay Consultant consulting fees in
an amount equal to one hundred forty-two thousand dollars ($142,000) during the
Consulting Period, payable in equal installments on a semi-monthly basis. The
Company also shall reimburse Consultant for any reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with Consultant's consulting services, provided that such expenses
are approved in advance by the Company and supported by receipts.

         4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP. Consultant's relationship with
the Company is that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement
is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint
venture or employment relationship. Consultant will not be entitled to any of
the benefits that the Company may make available to its employees, including,
but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit sharing or retirement
benefits, except as otherwise provided in the June __, 2001 Satisfaction
Agreement executed between Consultant and the Company
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("Satisfaction Agreement"). Consultant is not authorized to make any
representation, contract or commitment on behalf of the Company unless
specifically requested or authorized in writing to do so by the Board of
Directors of the Company. Consultant is solely responsible for, and will file,
on a timely basis, all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or
made to, any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to the
performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. No part of
Consultant's compensation will be subject to withholding by the Company for the
payment of any social security, federal, state or any other employee payroll
taxes. The Company will regularly report amounts paid to Consultant by filing
Form(s) 1099-MISC with the Internal Revenue Service as required by law.

         5. TERMINATION. Consultant shall have the right to terminate
Consultant's service at any time upon written notice, and the Company shall have
the right to terminate Consultant's service only for Cause. For this purpose,
Cause means that, in the reasonable determination of the Company, Consultant (i)
has committed an intentional act or acted with gross negligence and, as a
result, has materially injured the business of the Company or (ii) has been
convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude that is likely to inflict or has
inflicted material injury on the business of the Company.

         6. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by Consultant and the Company, and their
respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except that
Consultant may not assign any of Consultant's rights or duties hereunder without
the written consent of the Company, which shall not be withheld unreasonably.

         7. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as
indicated: (i) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (ii) by overnight
courier upon written verification of receipt; (iii) by telecopy or facsimile
transmission upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (iv)
by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of
receipt.

         8. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
the laws of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of
California, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be
performed entirely within California between California residents.

         9. SEVERABILITY. Should any provisions of this Agreement be held by a
court of law to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be
affected or impaired thereby.

         10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Except as to the October 15, 2000 Employment
Agreement, the October 15, 2000 Consulting Agreement and the Satisfaction
Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral
or written agreements concerning such subject matter. This Agreement may only be
changed by written agreement of the parties or their authorized representatives.

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                                       CORIXA CORPORATION

                                       By:
                                           --------------------------------
                                       Date:
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Accepted and agreed this
___ day of __________, 2001

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                               CORIXA CORPORATION
                           1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                          BEXXAR STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

               Corixa Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the
parent corporation of Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc. ("Coulter"), pursuant to the
terms of Section 3.2 of that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of October
15, 2000, by and between Coulter and the Participant named below (the
"Employment Agreement"), hereby awards shares of Common Stock to the Participant
named below (the "Bexxar Stock Award"). The terms and conditions of the Bexxar
Stock Award are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attached Bexxar Stock
Award Agreement and in the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

Date of Award: January __, 2001

Name of Participant: __________________________________________________________

Participant's Social Security Number: _____-____-_____

Number of Shares of Common Stock Awarded: _____________________________________

Amount Paid by Participant for the Shares of Common Stock Awarded: $ 0

Aggregate Fair Market Value of Common Stock on Date of Award: $______________

         BY SIGNING THIS COVER SHEET, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND
         CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE BEXXAR STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT AND IN
         THE PLAN. YOU ARE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF THE BEXXAR STOCK
         AWARD AGREEMENT AND A COPY OF THE PLAN.

Participant: __________________________________________________________________
                                         (Signature)

Company: ______________________________________________________________________
                                         (Signature)

   Title: _____________________________________________________________________

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                               CORIXA CORPORATION
                           1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                          BEXXAR STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

THE PLAN AND OTHER    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by
AGREEMENTS            this reference. You and the Company agree to execute such
                      further instruments and to take such further action as may
                      reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this
                      Agreement. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement,
                      certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are
                      defined in the Plan.

                      This Agreement, the attached Exhibits, the Employment
                      Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding
                      between you and the Company regarding the Bexxar Stock
                      Award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations
                      are superseded.

AWARD OF COMMON       The Company awards you the number of shares of Common
STOCK                 Stock shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement. The
                      Bexxar Stock Award is subject to the terms and conditions
                      of this Agreement and the Plan.

VESTING               You will become vested as to 100% of the total number of
                      shares of Common Stock awarded (the "Shares"), as shown
                      above on the cover sheet, on the date that the Food and
                      Drug Administration (the "FDA") approves the Biologics
                      License Application for Bexxar (the "Vesting Date"). In
                      the event that the Vesting Date does not occur on or prior
                      to the fifth anniversary of the Date of Award, you will
                      forfeit to the Company all of the unvested Shares.

ESCROW                The certificates for the Shares shall be deposited in
                      escrow with the Secretary of the Company to be held in
                      accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. Each
                      deposited certificate shall be accompanied by a duly
                      executed Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form
                      attached hereto as Exhibit A. The deposited certificates,
                      shall remain in escrow until such time as the certificates
                      are to be released or otherwise surrendered for
                      cancellation as discussed below. Upon delivery of the
                      certificates to the Company, you shall be issued an
                      instrument of deposit acknowledging the number of shares
                      of Common Stock delivered in escrow to the Secretary of
                      the Company.

                      All regular cash dividends on the Shares shall be paid
                      directly to you and shall not be held in escrow.

                      The Shares shall be subject to the following terms and
                      conditions relating to their release from escrow or their
                      surrender to the Company:

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                        o     When your interest in Shares vests as described
                              above, the certificates for the Shares shall be
                              released from escrow and delivered to you, at your
                              request, in accordance with the following
                              schedule:

                        o     The release of the Shares from escrow shall be
                              effected within thirty (30) days following the
                              Vesting Date.

CODE SECTION          Under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
83(b)ELECTION         amended (the "Code"), the Fair Market Value of the Shares
                      on the Vesting Date will be reportable as ordinary income
                      at that time. You may elect to be taxed on the Shares on
                      the Date of Award to the extent that the Fair Market Value
                      of the Shares exceeds the amount of consideration paid by
                      you (if any) for the Shares at that time rather than the
                      Vesting Date, by filing an election under Section 83(b) of
                      the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty
                      (30) days after the Date of Award. The form for making
                      this election is attached as Exhibit B hereto. Failure to
                      make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will
                      result in the recognition of ordinary income by you (in
                      the event the Fair Market Value of the Shares increases
                      after the Date of Award) on the Vesting Date. YOU
                      ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT
                      THE COMPANY'S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER CODE
                      SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF YOU REQUEST THE COMPANY OR ITS
                      REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON YOUR BEHALF. YOU
                      ARE RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO
                      THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE A CODE SECTION
                      83(b) ELECTION.

SURVIVAL              This Agreement shall survive the termination of the
                      Participant's status as an employee, director or officer
                      of the Company.

VOTING AND OTHER      Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall have all
RIGHTS                the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company
                      while the Shares are held in escrow, including the right
                      to vote and to receive dividends (if any).

WITHHOLDING           The release of the Shares from escrow will not be allowed
TAXES                 unless you make acceptable arrangements to pay any
                      withholding or other taxes that may be due.

RESTRICTIONS ON       By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell the
RESALE                Shares prior to the Vesting Date or at a time when
                      applicable laws, regulations or Company or underwriter
                      trading policies prohibit sale. In particular, in
                      connection with any underwritten public offering by the
                      Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective
                      registration statement filed under the Securities Act, you
                      shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate,
                      pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise
                      dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of
                      the foregoing transactions with respect to the

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                      Shares without the prior written consent of the Company or
                      its underwriters, for such period of time after the
                      effective date of such registration statement as may be
                      requested by the Company or the underwriters.

                      If the sale of the Shares is not registered under the
                      Securities Act, but an exemption is available which
                      requires an investment or other representation and
                      warranty, you shall represent and agree that the Shares
                      are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to
                      the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such
                      other representations and warranties as are deemed
                      necessary or appropriate by the Company and its counsel.

NO RETENTION          This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not
RIGHTS                give you the right to be retained by the Company or any
                      Affiliate of the Company. The Company and each Affiliate
                      of the Company reserves the right to terminate your
                      service at any time and for any reason.

APPLICABLE LAW        This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the
                      laws of the State of Delaware.

        BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF
           THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                      ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

               FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Bexxar Stock
Award Agreement dated as of January __, 2001 the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto Corixa Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), [NUMBER] shares of the Common Stock of the Company, standing in the
undersigned's name on the books of said corporation represented by certificate
No. [CERTIFICATE NUMBER], herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint attorney-in-fact to transfer the said stock on the books of the said
corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

               Dated: _____________

                                         ______________________________________
                                                     [TYPE NAME]

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                         ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF
                            THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

               The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section
83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property described below
and supplies the following information in accordance with the regulations
promulgated thereunder:

1.      The name, address and social security number of the undersigned:

        _________________________________________________________________

        _________________________________________________________________

        _________________________________________________________________

        Social Security No.: ____________________________________________

2.      Description of property with respect to which the election is being
        made:

        ___________shares of common stock of Corixa Corporation (the "Company").

3.      The date on which the property was transferred is _____________, [YEAR].

4.      The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year [YEAR].

5.      Nature of restrictions to which the property is subject:

        The shares of stock are subject to the provisions of a Bexxar Stock
        Award Agreement (the "Agreement") between the undersigned and the
        Company. The shares of stock are subject to forfeiture under the terms
        of the Agreement.

6.      The fair market value of the property at the time of transfer
        (determined without regard to any lapse restriction) was $__________ per
        share, [for a total of $__________.]

7.      The amount paid by taxpayer for the property was $__________.

8.      A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Company.

Dated: _____________ __, [YEAR].

                                       ________________________________________
                                       [Taxpayer's Name]

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