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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-05-02</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2006-05-05</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000765258</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>IMCLONE SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IMCL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001132625</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>55 RAILROAD AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENWICH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06830</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Explanation of Responses</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <remarks>The Form 4 initially filed on May 5, 2006, and thereafter amended on May 8, 2006 is hereby further amended to reflect that
 none of Viking Global Performance LLC, O. Andreas Halvorsen or David C. Ott has or had a pecuniary interest with respect to
 the options of ImClone Systems Incorporated (&quot;Company&quot;) reported  to be beneficially owned by Dr. Alexander J. Denner (&quot;Dr.
 Denner&quot;), a Director to the Company.

Dr. Denner ceased to be employed by Viking Global Investors LP as of May 16, 2006 and no longer serves as a portfolio manager
 for Viking Global Performance LLC which acts as (i) the general partner of Viking Global Equities LP, a Delaware limited
 partnership, and (ii) investment manager to VGE III Portfolio Ltd., a Cayman Islands company.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ O. Andreas Halvorsen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-05-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
