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EXHIBIT 23.4
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Ribi ImmunoChem Research, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-4 to be filed on or about November 6, 2000 of Corixa Corporation of
our report dated January 22, 1999, with respect to the balance sheets of Ribi
ImmunoChem Research, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
1998, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Corixa Corporation dated October
6, 1999 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
registration statement.
KPMG LLP
Billings, Montana
November 6, 2000
