FORM 3                                              OMB NUMBER:  3235-0104
                                                    Expires:  December 31, 2001
                                                    Estimated average burden
                                                    Hours per response 0.5



                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


            INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

    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

(Print or Type Responses)

________________________________________________________________________________
1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Von Hoff                          Daniel                  D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

    c/o Genta Incorporated, Two Connell Drive
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    (Street)

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

________________________________________________________________________________
2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

     1/12/02
________________________________________________________________________________
3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)


________________________________________________________________________________
4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA)
________________________________________________________________________________
5.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

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


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


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

     [X]  Form Filed by One Reporting Person

     [_]  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

================================================================================
             Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
================================================================================


                                                                 3. Ownership Form:
                                      2. Amount of Securities       Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security                     Beneficially Owned         Indirect (I)       4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
   (Instr. 4)                            (Instr. 4)                 (Instr. 5)            (Instr. 4)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

Common Stock, par value $.001
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

====================================================================================================================================


Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

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


      POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
   CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS
                      A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.

                                                                          (Over)
                                                                  SEC 1473(3-99)
FORM 3 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

================================================================================


                                                                                                        5. Owner-
                                                    3. Title and Amount of Securities                      ship
                                                       Underlying Derivative Security                      Form of
                         2. Date Exercisable           (Instr. 4)                                          Derivative
                            and Expiration Date     ---------------------------------    4. Conver-        Security:
                            (Month/Day/Year)                               Amount           sion or        Direct      6. Nature of
                         ----------------------                            or               Exercise       (D) or         Indirect
                         Date       Expira-                                Number           Price of       Indirect       Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative   Exer-      tion                                   of               Derivative     (I)            Ownership
   Security (Instr. 4)   cisable    Date            Title                  Shares           Security       (Instr. 5)     (Instr. 5)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

====================================================================================================================================


Explanation of Responses:




      /s/ Daniel D. Von Hoff                                February 8, 2002
---------------------------------------------            -----------------------
      **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).

Note:    File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
         If space is insufficient,

See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.