EXHIBIT 23.1

                         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 27, 1997, relating to the balance sheets of Celgene
Corporation as of December 31, 1995 and 1996, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1996, which report appears in the December
31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Celgene Corporation.



                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Short Hills, New Jersey
March 28, 1997