Executive Director’s Corner

June 27, 2018

The Max Cure Foundation’s Commitment to Collaboration

Executive Director Jonathan Agin recently traveled to Seattle, Washington from June 12-14th to attend the annual meeting of the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer, also known as […]
June 23, 2018

RACE for Children Act | Pediatric Oncology Subcommittee

Executive Director Jonathan Agin Provides Public Comment Before the Food and Drug Administration On June 20, 2018, Executive Director Jonathan Agin provided open public comments before […]
January 8, 2018

The Max Cure Foundation’s Aggressive Research Mission and Continued Legacy of Support for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

The Max Cure Foundation’s Aggressive Research Mission and Continued Legacy of Support for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Almost ten years ago, Max Plotkin sat anxiously […]
June 22, 2017

Research Update | Because of Daniel

One of the three pillars of Max Cure’s mission is funding research.  Since our beginning, when Max was diagnosed in 2007 and fighting for his life, […]
September 16, 2016

Childhood Cancer, Noah’s Ark and My Daughter

Max Cure’s Executive Director Jonathan Agin is featured in Real Clear Health. “As the Executive Director of the Max Cure Foundation, I am no longer fighting […]
August 8, 2016

Applying for Benefits for Pediatric Cancer

Applying for Benefits for Pediatric Cancer Introduction by Jonathan Agin, JD, Executive Director As a childhood cancer nonprofit organization, the Max Cure Foundation (MCF) continually engages […]
July 1, 2016

pedODAC Meeting – DIPG

Jonathan Agin, JD, Executive Director’s Public Comments before the Pediatric Subcommittee of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (pedODAC) Meeting. On June 29, 2016, I was one of […]
December 23, 2015

Max Cure Foundation’s 2015 Annual Appeal

You are brought into a small room: a doctor, a nurse, a social worker and you. The look on their faces is dire. You can feel the fear building; it is palpable. And then you hear the words I’m sorry, “your child has cancer.” This scenario repeats itself 43 times each day in the United States. In April 2008, my family heard those words about our 2-year-old daughter Alexis. Alexis fought against inoperable and terminal brain cancer for 33 months before passing away in January 2011. Similarly, in May 2007, David and Annemarie Plotkin heard these words about 4-year-old Max. Max now stands as a “poster child” for giving other families hope.
December 22, 2015

The End of Pediatric Cancer Research as We Know It? A commentary on Mathew Zachary’s piece and the Premature Argument that it is “Mission Accomplished”

Max Cure's Executive Director, Jonathan Agin provides commentary on Matthew Zachary's Piece and the Premature Argument that it is "Mission Accomplished."