EXHIBIT 23




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



     To Cytogen Corporation:

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
     of our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously
     filed Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 33-30595), filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 1989, Form S-3
     Registration Statement (File No. 33-35140), filed with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on May 31, 1990, Form S-8 Registration Statement (File
     No. 33-52574), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     September 29, 1992, Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 33-57004),
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 1993, Form
     S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 33-77396) filed with the Securities
     and Exchange Commission on April 6, 1994, Form S-8 Registration Statement
     (File No. 33-63321), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     October 10, 1995, Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-00431),
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 1996 and
     Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-04679), filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 1996, Form S-8 Registration
     Statement (File No. 333-27673) filed with Securities and Exchange
     Commission on May 23, 1997, Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No.
     333-43809) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7,
     1998, Form S-1/A-2 Registration Statement (File No. 333-68759) filed with
     the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 1999, Form S-1/A-1
     Registration Statement (File No. 333-67947) filed with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on January 27, 1999, Form S-1/A-2 Registration
     Statement (File No. 333-67947) filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission on January 27, 1999 and Form S-3 Registration Statement (File
     No. 333-83215) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July
     20, 1999, Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333-34550) filed with
     the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2000, Form S-3/A
     Registration Statement (File No. 333-33436) filed with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission on June 9, 2000, Form S-8 POS Registration Statement
     (File No. 333-27673) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     October 18, 2000, Form S-8 (File No. 333-48454) filed with the Securities
     and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2000, Form S-8 (File No. 333-58384)
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001, Form
     S-8 (File No. 333-59718) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
     on April 27, 2001, Form S-3 Registration Statement (File No. 333-72226)
     filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2001 and
     Form S-8 (File No. 333-75304) filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission on December 17, 2001.


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