EXHIBIT 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Celgene Corporation:


We consent to  incorporation by  reference in the  Registration Statements  (no.
33-21462, no. 33-38296, and no. 33-62510) on Form S-8 of Celgene  Corporation of
our report dated February 17, 1996, except as to  Note 12, which is as of  March
13, 1996,  relating to the balance  sheets of Celgene Corporation as of December
31,  1995  and  1994,  and the related  statements of  operations, stockholders'
equity,  and  cash flows  for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended
December 31, 1995, which report appears in the  December 31, 1995  Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Celgene Corporation.

Our report also refers to the adoption of the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards  Board's  Statement  of  Financial   Accounting   Standards  No.  115.
"Accounting for Certain  Investments in Debt and Equity  Securities,"  effective
January 1, 1994.



                                                       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Short Hills, New Jersey
March 28, 1996