Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active and Placebo-Controlled 24-Week Study Followed by Long Term Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Ixekizumab (LY2439821) in Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug-Naive Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Brief Summary: This study will assess the safety and efficacy of ixekizumab (LY2439821) compared to placebo in participants with active psoriatic arthritis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Active, moderate to severe psoriasis defined by the following criteria: Clinically stable, plaque psoriasis involving more than 10% body surface area (BSA) or PASI 10.
* In the opinion of the investigator, failure, intolerance, contraindication or not a candidate for the following: Methotrexate (MTX), cyclosporine, and psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA) therapy.
* Negative urine pregnancy test before the first dose of study drug in all female patients

Exclusion Criteria:

* Evidence of skin conditions (e.g., eczema) other than psoriasis that would interfere with evaluations of the effect of study medication on psoriasis.
* Any rheumatologic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gout, systemic lupus erythematous, systemic vasculitis, scleroderma and polymyositis, or associated syndromes.
* Prior exposure to TNF inhibitors including ETN. Prior exposure to efalizumab (Raptiva®) and alefacept (Amevive®) is also prohibited.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with plaque-type psoriasis diagnosed at least 6 months prior and covering at least 10% of total body surface areas
* Have psoriasis area-and-severity index score of \>=12
* Patients who are considered by treating dermatologist to be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic treatment of psoriasis
* Have no history of latent or active TB

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently have nonplaque forms of psoriasis or drug-induced psoriasis
* Have any therapeutic agent targeted at reducing IL-12 or IL-23
* Have had a BCG vaccination within the previous 12 months
* Have a history of chronic or recurrent infectious disease or who have or have had a serious infection requiring hospitalization or intravenous antibiotics within the previous 2 months
* Have or ever have had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection
* Patients known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
* Have current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, or psychiatric disease
* Patients with a malignancy or who have a history of malignancy (with the exception of certain skin cancers and pre-invasive cervical cancer)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Present with chronic plaque psoriasis based on a confirmed diagnosis of chronic psoriasis vulgaris for at least 6 months prior to randomization
* At least 10% Body Surface Area (BSA) of Psoriasis at screening and at randomization
* Static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) score of at least 3 AND Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score of at least 12 at screening and at randomization
* Candidate for phototherapy and/or systemic therapy
* Men must agree to use a reliable method of birth control during the study
* Women must agree to use birth control or remain abstinent during the study and for at least 12 weeks after stopping treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pustular, erythrodermic, and/or guttate forms of psoriasis
* History of drug-induced psoriasis
* Clinically significant flare of psoriasis during the 12 weeks prior to randomization
* Concurrent or recent use of any biologic agent
* Received systemic psoriasis therapy \[such as psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) light therapy\] or phototherapy within the previous 4 weeks; or had topical psoriasis treatment within the previous 2 weeks prior to randomization
* Cannot avoid excessive sun exposure or use of tanning booths for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization and during the study
* Have participated in any study with interleukin-17 (IL-17) antagonists, including Ixekizumab
* Serious disorder or illness other than plaque psoriasis
* Serious infection within the last 3 months
* Breastfeeding or nursing (lactating) women
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Presents with established diagnosis of active psoriatic arthritis for at least 6 months, and currently meets Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria
* Active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) defined as the presence of at least 3 tender and at least 3 swollen joints
* Presence of active psoriatic skin lesion or a personal history of plaque psoriasis (Ps)
* Men must agree to use a reliable method of birth control or remain abstinent during the study
* Women must agree to use reliable birth control or remain abstinent during the study and for at least 12 weeks after stopping treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or prior use of biologic agents for treatment of Ps or PsA
* Inadequate response to greater than or equal to 4 conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
* Current use of more than one conventional DMARD
* Evidence of active inflammatory arthritic syndromes or spondyloarthropathies other than PsA
* Have participated in any study with interleukin 17 (IL-17) antagonists, including ixekizumab
* Serious disorder or illness other than psoriatic arthritis
* Serious infection within the last 3 months
* Breastfeeding or nursing (lactating) women

Answer: D