Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Somekh Chaikin
8 Hartum Street, Har Hotzvim
PO Box 212
Jerusalem 9100102, Israel
+972 2 531 2000

The Board of Directors 
Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd.:

We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

Our report dated September 26, 2018 contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations that, together with other matters described in Note 1B to the consolidated financial statements, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.

Our report dated September 26, 2018 refers to the Company’s election to change its presentation currency to the US dollar.

/s/ Somekh Chaikin

Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)

February 11, 2019

Somekh Chaikin, an Israeli Partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent
member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity