Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 3 Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing Adalimumab and Placebo in Adult Japanese Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Brief Summary: To evaluate the potential of adalimumab to inhibit radiographic progression in joint destruction compared with placebo in adult Japanese subjects with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients, ≥ years of age.
* Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis of ≥ 6 months duration.
* Receiving treatment on an outpatient basis.
* Swollen joint count (SJC) ≥ 6 (66 joint count) and tender joint count (TJC)≥ 8 (68 joint count) at screening and study start.
* On a stable dose of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for at least 8 weeks prior to study start.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 6 months following randomization.
* Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis, Secondary Sjögren's Syndrome with rheumatoid arthritis is allowed.
* Functional class IV as defined by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
* Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis before the age of 16 years.
* Prior history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis.
* History of malignancy, active or recurrent infections, positive to hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody, active tuberculosis, serious allergy to biologics, or a history of diverticular disease or other symptomatic GI conditions that might predispose to perforations.

Other inclusion and exclusion criteria applied to the study.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients had to be at least 18 years of age
* fulfilled the 1987 revised classification criteria for RA by in American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
* met the guidelines for the proper use of ETN in Japan (having at least 6 tender joints and 6 swollen joints
* either serum C-reactive protein more than 2 mg/dl or ESR no less than 28 mm at 1 hour, with adequate safety profiles)
* be ACR functional class I-III
* have been receiving MTX 6 mg/week for a minimum of 3 months at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks at the time of study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who required concurrent use of prednisone (PSL) \>10 mg/day, or its equivalent, were excluded from study entry
* the start of dose increment of PSL equivalents within 3 months of the study enrollment
* experience of antirheumatic therapy except for MTX and PSL equivalents
* previous treatment with ETN or any other biological treatment
C: Inclusion Criteria

* Rheumatoid arthritis based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria
* Methotrexate or leflunomide naïve
* Disease duration less than or equal to 2 years from diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

* History of acute inflammatory joint disease of different origin from rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, lymphoma, leukemia or lymphoproliferative disease, active TB, HIV
* Previously received anti-TNF therapy anti-IL-6 receptor antibody, CTLA4-Ig, anti-CD20 antibody, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, azathioprine, or tacrolimus
* Joint surgery involving joints to be assessed within 8 weeks prior to Screening
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
* Currently receiving a suboptimal response to a stable dose of methotrexate for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
* Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at time of screening and baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous or current treatment with etanercept, other tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors, or other biologic agents
* Concurrent treatment with a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD), other than methotrexate, at screening
* Receipt of any Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD), other than methotrexate, within 3 months before screening

Answer: C