EXHIBIT 23.1




                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
Cytogen Corporation:


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(Nos. 33-30595, 33-52574, 33-57004, 33-63321, 333-00431,  333-04679,  333-27673,
333-27673,  333-48454,  333-58384,  333-59718,  333-75304)  on Form  S-8 and the
registration  statements  (Nos.  33-35140,   33-77396,   333-43809,   333-83215,
333-34550,  333-33436,  333-72226,  333-100315) on Form S-3 and the registration
statements  (Nos.  333-68759,  333-67947,  333-67947)  on  Form  S-1 of  Cytogen
Corporation of our report dated January 31, 2003,  which report is based in part
on a report of other auditiors,  with respect to the consolidated  balance sheet
of Cytogen Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002, and the related
consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the year then ended,  which report  appears in the  December  31,  2002  annual
report on Form 10-K of Cytogen Corporation.


Our report refers to our audit of the  adjustments  that were applied to restate
the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements,  as more fully described in
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. However, we were not engaged to
audit,  review,  or apply  any  procedures  to the  2001  and 2000  consolidated
financial statements other than with respect to such adjustments.




                                         /s/ KPMG LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
March 28, 2003