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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligation may continue. See Instruction 1(b)

(Print or Type Response)

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

 Wakoff                             Harlan                          J.
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)

 c/o Genta Incorporated
 Two Connell Drive
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                                    (Street)

Berkeley Heights                       NJ                 07922
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)


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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA)


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3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)



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4.   Statement for Month/Year

March 2002

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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [ ]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)


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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

     [X]  Form filed by One Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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           TABLE I -- NON DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
                             OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     From:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                               2.                   Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                             Transaction          (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security              Date                 ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                     (Month/Day/Year)      Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value $.001
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          owned directly or indirectly.

*    If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
     5(b)(v).


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                                 SEC1474 (3-99)

FORM 4 (Continued)

TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
         (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)

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                                                                                                                    10.
                                                                                                                    Owner-
                                                                                                                    ship
                                                                                                          9.        Form
                    2.                                                                                    Number    of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         of        Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Deriv-    ative    Nature
                    or                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ative     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            of      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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Options to acquire  $18.25   3/21/02   A                     3/21/02  3/21/12   Common    6,667           201,667    D
Common Stock (1)                                                                Stock,
                                                                                par
                                                                                value
                                                                                $.001

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Explanation of Responses
(1)    These options were granted for attending scheduled Board Meeting. These
       options vest immediately upon grant.


 /s/ Harlan J. Wakoff                                             April 9, 2002
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date


**     Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
       Criminal Violations.
       See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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       If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure

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