EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                          CONSENT OF FOLEY & LARDNER
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm as set forth at Page 54 under the
caption "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. for the registration of 2,866,847 shares
its Common Stock.
 
                                                    /s/ Stephen A. Bent
                                                    By:  Stephen A. Bent
                                                       Partner    Foley &
                                                    Lardner
 
Washington, D.C.
November 3, 1997