EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Celgene Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-70083, 333-91977, 333-39716 and 333-65908) on Form S-8, (Nos.
333-02517, 333-32115, 333-38861, 333-52963, 333-87197, 333-93759, 333-94915 and
333-75636) on Form S-3 and (No. 333-101196) on Form S-4 of Celgene Corporation
of our report dated January 28, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Celgene Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2003, and the related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 2003, annual report on Form 10-K of Celgene Corporation.

Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the Company's
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business
Combinations" effective July 1, 2001.


                                                           /s/ KPMG LLP


Short Hills, New Jersey
March 12, 2004