Inclusion Criteria:

        Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) :

          1. Understand and voluntarily provide permission (subjects and/or when applicable,
             parental/legal representative) to the informed consent form/informed assent form
             (ICF/IAF) prior to conducting any study-related assessments/procedures.

          2. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.

          3. Male or female age 1 month to less than 18 years old at the time of informed
             consent/informed assent.

          4. Newly diagnosed advanced primary or secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), with
             latest peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) biopsy confirming diagnosis within
             the 14 days prior to informed consent signature, with one of the following:

               1. RAEB (Refractory anemia with excess blasts): 2% to 19% blasts in PB or 5% to 19%
                  blasts in BM.

               2. RAEB-t (Refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation): 20% to 29% of
                  blasts in PB or BM.

               3. Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes presenting as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
                  (CMML) without increase in blasts but with chromosomal abnormality

          5. Lansky play score at least equal to 60; or Karnofsky performance status at least equal
             to 60.

          6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months.

          7. Normal renal function defined as less than or equal to NCI CTCAE (National Cancer
             Institute [NCI] Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE]) v 4.0 Grade 1
             (maximum 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal [ULN]).

          8. Normal liver function defined as less than or equal to NCI CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 1
             (maximum 2.5 x ULN for transaminases and bilirubin).

          9. Females of childbearing potential and male subjects that have reached puberty and are
             younger than 18 years of age must agree to undergo physician-approved reproductive
             education and discuss the side effects of the Investigational Product (IP) on
             reproduction with parent(s) and/or guardian(s).

         10. Females of childbearing potential, defined as females who have achieved menarche
             and/or 8 years or older and have not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral
             oophorectomy, must meet the following conditions below. (Note: Amenorrhea following
             cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential):

               1. Have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to starting IP as
                  verified by the Investigator. Agree to ongoing pregnancy testing during the
                  course of the study

               2. Female subjects must, as appropriate to age and the discretion of the study
                  physician, either commit to true abstinence1 from heterosexual contact (which
                  must be reviewed on a monthly basis) and/or agree to the use of approved
                  contraceptive method (eg. oral, injectable, or implantable hormonal
                  contraceptive; tubal ligation; intra-uterine device; or vasectomized partner)
                  while on azacitidine; and for 3 months following the last dose.

         11. Male subjects must, as appropriate to age and the discretion of the study physician:

               1. Agree to use a condom during sexual contact with a pregnant female or a female of
                  childbearing potential (FCBP) while participating in the study, during dose
                  interruptions, and for at least 3 months following azacitidine discontinuation,
                  even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy.

        Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia Subjects (JMML):

          1. Understand and voluntarily provide permission (subjects and/or when applicable,
             parental/legal representative) to the ICF/IAF prior to conducting any study-related
             assessments/procedures.

          2. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.

          3. Male or female age 1 month to less than 18 years old at the time of informed
             consent/informed assent.

          4. Newly diagnosed Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), with PB and BM confirming
             diagnosis prior to informed consent signature, with one of the following

               1. somatic mutation in PTPN11

               2. somatic mutation in KRAS

               3. somatic mutation in NRAS and HbF % > 5x normal value for age

               4. clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis Type 1.

          5. Lansky play score at least equal to 60; or Karnofsky performance status at least equal
             to 60.

          6. Life expectancy of at least 3 months.

          7. Normal renal function defined as less than or equal to NCI CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 1
             (maximum 1.5 x ULN).

          8. Normal liver function defined as less than or equal to NCI CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 1
             (maximum 2.5 x ULN for transaminases and bilirubin).

          9. Females of childbearing potential and male subjects that have reached puberty and are
             younger than 18 years of age must agree to undergo physician-approved reproductive
             education and discuss the side effects of the IP on reproduction with parent(s) and/or
             guardian(s).

         10. Females of childbearing potential, defined as females who have achieved menarche
             and/or 8 years or older and have not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral
             oophorectomy, must meet the following conditions below.

               1. Have a negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to starting IP as
                  verified by the Investigator. Agree to ongoing pregnancy testing during the
                  course of the study

               2. Female subjects must, as appropriate to age and the discretion of the study
                  physician, either commit to true abstinence2 from heterosexual contact (which
                  must be reviewed on a monthly basis) and/or agree to the use of approved
                  contraceptive method (eg. oral, injectable, or implantable hormonal
                  contraceptive; tubal ligation; intra-uterine device; or vasectomized partner)
                  while on azacitidine; and for 3 months following the last dose.

         11. Male subjects must, as appropriate to age and the discretion of the study physician:

             a. Agree to use a condom during sexual contact with a pregnant female or a female of
             childbearing potential (FCBP) while participating in the study, during dose
             interruptions, and for at least 3 months following azacitidine discontinuation, even
             if he has undergone a successful vasectomy.

         12. SO2 greater than 92% (without additional supply of O2).

         13. Peripheral blood monocyte count of at least 1.0 x 109/L.

         14. Blast percentage in PB and BM less than 20%.

         15. Splenomegaly.

        Exclusion Criteria:

        Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS):

          1. Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that
             would prevent the subject from participating in the study.

          2. Any condition including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the
             subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study.

          3. Any condition that confounds the ability to interpret data from the study.

          4. Treated by any investigational agent in a clinical study within 4 weeks prior to
             signing of informed consent / informed assent.

          5. Any central nervous system (CNS) involvement.

          6. Isolated extramedullary disease.

          7. Current uncontrolled infection.

          8. Cardiac toxicity (shortening fraction below 28%).

          9. Concurrent treatment with another anticancer therapy.

         10. Pregnancy or lactation.

         11. Prior treatment with a demethylating agent.

         12. Allergy to azacitidine or mannitol.

         13. Any other organ dysfunction (NCI-CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 4) that will interfere with the
             administration of the therapy according to this protocol.

         14. Genetic abnormalities indicative of Core Binding factor AML; t(8;21), inv16, t(16;16),
             and t(15;17).

         15. Subjects with inherited BM failure syndromes (ie, Fanconi's anemia, congenital severe
             neutropenia, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome).

        Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia Subjects:

          1. Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that
             would prevent the subject from participating in the study.

          2. Any condition including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the
             subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study.

          3. Any condition that confounds the ability to interpret data from the study.

          4. Treated by any investigational agent in a clinical study within 4 weeks prior to
             signing of informed consent / informed assent.

          5. Any CNS involvement.

          6. Isolated extramedullary disease.

          7. Current uncontrolled infection.

          8. Cardiac toxicity (shortening fraction below 28%).

          9. Concurrent treatment with another anticancer therapy.

         10. Pregnancy or lactation.

         11. Prior treatment with a demethylating agent.

         12. Allergy to azacitidine or mannitol.

         13. Any other organ dysfunction (NCI-CTCAE v 4.0 Grade 4) that will interfere with the
             administration of the therapy according to this protocol.

         14. Germline molecular aberrations in CBL, PTPN11, NRAS, or KRAS.