EXHIBIT 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

          As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 Registration Statement of our
report dated February 11, 1999 included in SuperGen, Inc.'s Form 8-K filed on
August 26, 1999.

                                         /s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 15, 1999