FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WARRELL RAYMOND P JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENTA INC DE/ [GETA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENTA INCORPORATED, 200 CONNELL DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/03/2009 (Street) BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/03/2009   S   1,547,309 D $ 0.132 42,480,989 (1) D   Common Stock 12/04/2009   S   497,650 D $ 0.124 41,983,339 D   Common Stock 12/07/2009   S   402,227 D $ 0.1192 41,581,112 D   Common Stock 12/07/2009   C   2,337,109 A (2) 41,581,112 D   Common Stock 12/08/2009   S   439,958 D $ 0.1247 41,141,154 D   Common Stock               11,749,034 (3) I Spouse

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WARRELL RAYMOND P JR C/O GENTA INCORPORATED 200 CONNELL DRIVE BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

/s/Raymond P. Warrell, Jr.		12/08/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 2,077,759 shares of common stock held in the reporting person's IRA, 1,191,952 shares of common stock held in joint accounts with the reporting person's spouse,Dr. Itri, 17,624,232 shares of common stock underlying the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes due June 9, 2010 (the "Notes") and 21,587,046 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock units that have not vested as of the reporting date.
(2)	Conversion of $233,710.90 of Notes.
(3)	Includes 3,114,224 shares of common stock held in the reporting person's spouse, Dr. Itri's IRA of which the reporting person is the beneficiary, 121,096 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes by Dr. Itri and 8,513,714 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock units that have not vested as of the reporting date.
Remarks: The sales reported on this Form 4 were undertaken to cover tax liabilities to the reporting person and his spouse, Dr. Itri, exceeding $740,000 for the vesting of approximately 5.4 million shares of restricted stock units on August 31, 2009 and November 30, 2009 at prices of $0.38 per share and $0.149 per share, respectively.  The transactions reported on this Form 4 comprise less than 4% of Genta securities held by Drs. Warrell and Itri.

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