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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and to the incorporation by reference therein
of our reports dated June 18, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Genta Incorporated and the financial statements of Genta Jago
Technologies B.V., included in the Genta Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Diego, California
November 14, 2000
