Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Phase IV Study of Early RA: a Randomized Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Comparing the Effects of Methotrexate Alone or in Combination With Infliximab or Intravenous Pulse Methylprednisolone
Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of methotrexate (MTX) alone or in combination with intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone (MP) or infliximab (IFX) on MRI-detected synovitis, bone edema and erosive changes in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject was age 18 or older and in good health (Investigator discretion) with a recent stable medical history.
* Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as defined by the 1987-revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, with a disease duration less than 3 years, at least 8 swollen joints out of the 66 joints assessed, at least 10 tender joints out of the 68 joints assessed, at least 1 joint erosion or rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) \>= 28 mm/1h or C-reactive protein (CRP) \>= 1.5 mg/dl

Exclusion Criteria:

* Chronic arthritis diagnosed before the age of 16
* Preceding treatment with MTX, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporin, azathioprine or more than 2 other disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
* Subject previously received anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy
* Permanently wheelchair-bound or bedridden patients
* Subject considered by the investigator, for any reason, to be an unsuitable candidate for the study
* Female subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding or considering becoming pregnant
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
* At least 3 months prior treatment with Methotrexate (MTX)
* At least 10 swollen joints and 12 tender joints and C-Reactive Protein of at least 1 mg/dl
* Washout required for other disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS)

Exclusion Criteria:

* participants who have failed more than 3 DMARDs
* participants previously treated with an approved biologic drug
* History of cancer in the last 5 years
* Severe or recurrent bacterial infection
* Any previous or current medical conditions that are contraindications to the use of TNF blocking agents
* Women of Child Bearing Potential
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients were eligible for this study if they met the American Rheumatism Association classification criteria for RA (9), had a disease duration inferior to one year, suffered from active disease (defined as the presence of a swollen joint count \[SJC\] ≥ 6 \[by the 66 joints count\] and a tender joint count \[TJC\] ≥ 8 \[by the 68 joints count\]) and had not been treated with MTX before.
* Patients were eligible for this study if they met the American Rheumatism Association classification criteria for RA (9), had a disease duration inferior to one year, suffered from active disease (defined as the presence of a swollen joint count \[SJC\] ≥ 6 \[by the 66 joints count\] and a tender joint count \[TJC\] ≥ 8 \[by the 68 joints count\]) and had not been treated with MTX before.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria included past/current history of tuberculosis, congestive heart disease, past treatment with GC for more than 3 months (and not during the 4 weeks before inclusion), previous treatment with more than 2 DMARDs, MTX, IV MP pulse.
D: Inclusion criteria:

* Adult patients 18-80 years of age
* RA for ≥ 2 months;
* Receiving outpatient treatment
* Patients naive to, and considered to be candidates for, methotrexate treatment

Exclusion criteria:

* Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA, or significant systemic involvement secondary to RA
* Inflammatory joint disease other than RA, or other systemic autoimmune disorder
* Diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, or RA before the age of 16
* Surgery within 12 weeks of study
* Previous treatment with any approved or investigational biologic agent for RA, an anti-alpha4-integrin antibody or co-stimulation modulator, or cell-depleting therapy
* Concurrent treatment with any biologic agent or DMARD other than methotrexate

Answer: C