Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 52-week, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Secukinumab (300 mg) Compared to Ustekinumab in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Brief Summary: Demonstrate superiority of secukinumab over ustekinumab in treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have had a diagnosis of plaque type psoriasis (psoriasis vulgaris);
* Have plaque-type psoriasis covering at least 10% of total body surface area
* Considered by dermatologist investigator to be a candidate for systemic therapy or phototherapy of psoriasis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-plaque or drug induced forms of psoriasis
* Cannot discontinue current systemic and/or topical therapies for the treatment of psoriasis
* Cannot discontinue phototherapy
* Any uncontrolled significant medical condition
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult participants (≥18 years of age) with a diagnosis of moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis (defined by ≥10% body surface area \[BSA\] involvement, "moderate" or greater score on the Physician's Global Assessment \[PGA\] scale, and PASI score ≥12 at Baseline)
* Participants must have a diagnosis of predominantly plaque psoriasis for ≥6 months (as determined by interview and confirmation of diagnosis through physical examination by investigator) and be considered candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. Participants with psoriatic arthritis may be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Nonplaque forms of psoriasis specifically erythrodermic psoriasis, predominantly pustular psoriasis, medication-induced or medication-exacerbated psoriasis, or new onset guttate psoriasis
* Participants who will require oral or injectable corticosteroids during the trial
* Presence of any infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to Screening, or serious infection (eg, pneumonia, cellulitis, bone or joint infections) requiring hospitalization or treatment with intravenous antibiotics within 8 weeks prior to Screening
* Participants with evidence of active or untreated latent tuberculosis (TB) according to Screening criteria specified in the protocol. (Prophylactic treatment for latent TB as per local guidelines must be initiated at least 4 weeks prior to treatment with study medication)
* Previous exposure to any agents targeting interleukin-12 (IL-12) and/or Interleukin-23 (IL-23)
* Participants with prior exposure to two or more tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists with discontinuation due to lack of efficacy.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects must give a written, signed and dated informed consent
* Chronic plaque-type psoriasis present for at least 6 months before randomization
* Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis as defined at randomization by:

  * PASI score of ≥12 and
  * Body Surface Area (BSA) affected by plaque-type psoriasis ≥10% and
  * IGA mod 2011 ≥3 (based on a scale of 0-4)
* Candidate for systemic therapy, defined as having psoriasis inadequately controlled by:

  * Topical treatment (including topical corticosteroids) and/or
  * Phototherapy and/or
  * Previous systemic therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

* Forms of psoriasis other than plaque psoriasis
* Drug-induced psoriasis
* Ongoing use of prohibited treatments
* Previous exposure to secukinumab or any other biologic drug directly targeting IL-17A or IL-17RA, or ustekinumab, or any therapies targeting IL-12 or IL-23
* Use of any other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of the investigational treatment before study drug initiation
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
D: 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)

Answer: C