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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Corixa Corporation for the registration of shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
January 27, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
November 16, 2000
