Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized Study Comparing CNTO 1275 and Etanercept for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of CNTO 1275 to etanercept in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of chronic moderate to severe plaque psoriasis for at least 12 months; in generally good health; on stable dose of non-prohibited medications; able to stop current psoriasis therapy (systemic or topical) for several weeks prior to and during study participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Serious underlying disease including viral disorders such as hepatitis or HIV or skin condition that would interfere with skin biopsies or evaluation of psoriasis; conditions that could interfere with drug absorption after oral administration; history of malignancy or auto-immune disease.
* Use of oral or injected corticosteroids (steroids).
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinical diagnosis of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis for at least 6 months prior to study enrollment
* A candidate for phototherapy or systemic therapy
* For the extension study: must have completed Part 3 of the base study
* For the extension study: must have achieved at least a PASI-50 response by the end of Part 3 of the base study
* For the extension study: must have received active tildrakizumab (MK-3222) treatment within 12 weeks prior to the end of Part 3 of the base study
* Premenopausal female participants must agree to abstain from heterosexual activity or use a medically accepted method of contraception or use appropriate effective contraception as per local regulations or guidelines
* If enrolled at a Japanese site, participants with psoriatic arthritis using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must be on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug and must not be expected to require an increase in dose over the course of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has erythrodermic psoriasis, predominantly pustular psoriasis, medication-induced or medication-exacerbated psoriasis, or new onset guttate psoriasis
* Current or history of severe psoriatic arthritis and is well-controlled on current treatment
* Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant within 6 months of completing the trial, or who are breast feeding
* Expected to require topical treatment, phototherapy, or systemic treatment during the trial
* Presence of any infection
* History of recurrent infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics within 2 weeks of screening
* Previous use of tildrakizumab (MK-3222) or other IL-23/Th-17 pathway inhibitors including P40, p19, and IL-17 antagonists
* Evidence of active or untreated latent tuberculosis (TB)
* Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
* At Japanese sites, positive test for HBs antibody and hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
* At Japanese sites, positive test for the Hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody and HBV DNA
* For the extension study: women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant within 6 months of completing the trial, or who are breast feeding
* For the extension study: active or uncontrolled significant organ dysfunction or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
* For the extension study: expected to require topical treatment, phototherapy, or systemic treatment during the extension study
* At Japanese sites, abnormal for Beta D Glucan and/or KL-6 test result(s) at the screening visit.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult with Diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis of the Hands and Feet for at least 6 months, with a PGA \>/=3 and candidates for systemic therapy;
* Patients in good general health
* Able to self-administer injections
* Negative chest x-ray (CXR) and purified protein derivative (PPD) test, unless willing to start anti-tuberculosis (TB) prophylaxis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous treatment with HUMIRA®
* Required mediation stability or washouts for: systemic corticosteroids (28 days), other investigational agent, other systemic therapies for psoriasis, ultraviolet B (UVB), psoralen with UVA (PUVA)
* Other active skin diseases or skin infections
* Diagnosis of palmoplantar pustulosis; erythrodermic psoriasis, pustular psoriasis, medication-induced or exacerbated psoriasis or new onset of guttate psoriasis
* Evidence of dysplasia or history of malignancy (Other than a successfully treated non-metastatic cutaneous squamous cell, basal cell carcinoma or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix);
* History of listeriosis, histoplasmosis, chronic or active Hepatitis B infection, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, immunodeficiency syndrome, chronic recurring infections or active tuberculosis (TB);
* History of moderate to severe congestive heart failure,
* Recent cerebrovascular accident and any other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would put the subject at risk;
* History of central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease or neurologic symptoms suggestive of CNS demyelinating disease;
* History of clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse in the last 12 months;
* Infection(s) requiring treatment with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, IV antivirals, or IV antifungals within 30 days prior to Baseline or oral antibiotics, oral antivirals, or oral antifungals within 14 days prior to Baseline;
* Known hypersensitivity to the excipients of HUMIRA® as stated in the label;
* Female subjects who are pregnant or breast-feeding or considering becoming pregnant during the study.
* Prior exposure to Tysabri® (natalizumab)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have had a diagnosis of plaque-type psoriasis at least 6 months prior to the study
* Have plaque-type psoriasis covering at least 10 percentage of total body surface area
* Have a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score of 12 or greater and a Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) score of 3 or greater at the time of the first administration of study drug
* Must be suitable for phototherapy or systemic treatment for psoriasis
* Have failed to respond to or have condition which prevents use of cyclosporine, methotrexate (MTX) or psoralen plus ultraviolet light A (PUVA)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently have nonplaque forms of psoriasis
* Have current drug-induced psoriasis
* Have used any therapeutic agent targeted at reducing interleukin-12 (IL-12) or IL-23 (Interleukins are the substance produced by body in immunological disease like psoriasis)
* Have received phototherapy or any systemic medications/treatments that could affect psoriasis or PASI evaluation (including, but not limited to, oral or injectable corticosteroids, retinoids, 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3 and analogues, psoralens, sulfasalazine, hydroxyurea, or fumaric acid derivatives) within 4 weeks of the first administration of study agent
* Have used a biologic within the previous 3 months

Answer: D