A first aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating leukaemia or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), said method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, to a subject in accordance with a dosing regimen comprising at least one treatment cycle, wherein said treatment cycle comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, for 7 consecutive days every 21 days or 14 consecutive days every 21 days.A second aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating a proliferative disorder, said method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, to a subject in accordance with a dosing regimen comprising at least one treatment cycle, wherein said treatment cycle comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, for 7 consecutive days every 21 days or 14 consecutive days every 21 days, wherein the sapacitabine, or metabolite thereof, is administered in the form of a liquid filled capsule.A third aspect of the invention relates to a method of treating a proliferative disorder, said method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, to a subject in accordance with a dosing regimen comprising at least one treatment cycle, wherein said treatment cycle comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of sapacitabine, or a metabolite thereof, for 7 consecutive days every 21 days.Further aspects of the invention relate to kits directed to the same.
