UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5 )*
ALTEON INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
02144G107
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1)
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership
of more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP No. 02144G107 13G. Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Anthony Cerami ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
615,177
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY Not applicable.
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 615,177
PERSON -----------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
Not applicable.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
615,177
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 02144G107 13G. Page 3 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Helen Vlassara ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
100,800
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 236,500
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 100,800
PERSON -----------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
236,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
337,300
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
2.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 02144G107 13G. Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 1. Issuer and Address
(a) Name of Issuer
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The issuer of the securities to which this joint statement
relates is Alteon Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
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Its principal executive offices are located at 170 Williams
Drive, Ramsey, New Jersey 07446.
Item 2. Person Filing and Security
(a) Names of Persons Filing
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The names of the persons filing are Dr. Anthony Cerami and
Dr. Helen Vlassara. Such filing persons are husband and wife,
but no longer live together and an action for divorce has been
commenced. Although the filing persons are husband and wife,
they are not members of a group and each filing person disclaims
beneficial ownership of the common stock held by the other filing
person.
(b) Address
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The address of Dr. Anthony Cerami is 525 East 72nd Street,
New York, NY 10021. The address of Dr. Helen Vlassara is c/o The
Picower Institute, 350 Community Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030.
(c) Citizenship
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Dr. Cerami is a citizen of the United States. Dr. Vlassara
is a citizen of the United States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
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The title of the class of securities is common stock, $0.01
par value.
(e) CUSIP Number
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The CUSIP number is 02144G107.
Item 3. Category of Person Filing
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
Not applicable.
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CUSIP No. 02144G107 13G. Page 5 of 5 Pages
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed as of the date hereof to
report the fact that as of the date hereof each of the reporting
persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities check the following [X].
All further transactions in the security reported on will be
filed, if required, by each of the filing persons, in their
individual capacities.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
April 22, 1997 /s/Anthony Cerami
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Date Anthony Cerami
May 2, 1997 /s/Helen Vlassara
__________________ __________________
Date Helen Vlassara
