Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 3-Phase Study to Evaluate Sustained Remission and Productivity Outcomes in Subjects With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiated on Treatment With Etanercept Plus Methotrexate
Brief Summary: Study to evaluate whether there is sustained remission and productivity in subjects with early rheumatoid arthritis started on etanercept plus methotrexate treatment.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have a diagnosis of RA for less than or equal to 3 years
* Be 18 years of age or older at the time of diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or lactating women
* History of chronic infection, such as hepatitis, pneumonia, or chronic skin infections
* Active TB or evidence of latent TB
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 3 months prior to screening
* Have been treated with and tolerated methotrexate (MTX) at a dose of at least 15 mg/week for at least 3 months prior to screening, and have been on a stable MTX dose of 15 mg/week to 25 mg/week for at least 4 weeks prior to screening
* Have an active RA, as defined by disease activity with at least 6 swollen and 6 tender joints, at the time of screening and at baseline
* C-Reactive Protein greater than or equal to 1.0 mg/dL at screening
* No history of latent or active tuberculosis prior to screening

Exclusion Criteria:

* Other inflammatory diseases, including but not limited to psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or lyme disease
* Treated with disease modifying agents (other than methotrexate)/systemic immunosuppressives (eg, D-penicillamine, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, oral or parenteral gold, sulfasalazine, leflunomide, azathioprine, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil) during the 4 weeks prior to first administration of study agent
* Received intra-articular (in the joint), intramuscular (in the muscle), or intravenous corticosteroids, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, during the 4 weeks prior to first administration of study agent
* Known allergy to human immunoglobulin proteins or other components of golimumab
* Received any commercial or investigational anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy such as but not exclusively infliximab, golimumab, adalimumab or etanercept
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis.
* Methotrexate (MTX) naive.
* Active early rheumatoid arthritis at the time of enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous or current treatment with etanercept, other tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) inhibitors, or other biologic agents.
* Concurrent treatment with any disease-modifying anti-rheumatoid drugs (DMARD), within 4 weeks before baseline.
* Concurrent treatment with more than 1 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) at baseline.
D: 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

Answer: C