Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: The Effects of IMA-026 on Allergen-Induced Airway Responses and Airway Inflammation in Subjects With Mild Atopic Asthma
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of IMA-026, an antibody to IL-13, on airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation in mild asthmatics. IMA-026 will be given as 2 injections under the skin 1 week apart at 2 mg/kg each dose. The study will include a screening period and a treatment period which includes doses on day 1 and day 8.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age: At least 12 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent/assent (For those countries where local regulations permit enrolment of adults only, participant recruitment will be restricted to those who are \>=18 years of age)
* Inhaled Corticosteroid: A well-documented requirement for regular treatment with high dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in the 12 months prior to Visit 1 with or without maintenance oral corticosteroids (OCS). For participants \>=18 years old: ICS dose must be \>=880 micrograms (mcg)/day fluticasone propionate (FP) (exactuator) or equivalent daily. For ICS/long-acting beta-2-agonist (LABA) combination preparations, the highest approved maintenance dose in the local country will meet this ICS criterion. For participants \>=12 to \<=17 years old: ICS dose must be \>=440 mcg/day FP (ex-actuator) or equivalent daily. For ICS/LABA combination preparations, the mid-strength approved maintenance dose in the local country will meet this ICS criterion
* Controller Medication: Current treatment with an additional controller medication, besides ICS, for at least 3 months or a documented failure in the past 12 months of an additional controller medication for at least 3 successive months (e.g. LABA, leukotriene receptor antagonist \[LTRA\], or theophylline)
* Eosinophilic asthma: Prior documentation of eosinophilic asthma or high likelihood of eosinophilic asthma as per Randomisation Criteria 1 and 2
* FEV1: Persistent airflow obstruction as indicated by : For participants \>=18 years of age at visit 1, a pre-bronchodilator FEV1 \<80% predicted (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey \[NHANES III\]) recorded at Visit 1. For participants 12-17 years of age at Visit 1: A pre-bronchodilator FEV1 \<90% predicted (NHANES III) recorded at Visit 1 OR FEV1:FVC ratio \<0.8 recorded at Visit 1
* Exacerbation history: Previously confirmed history of two or more exacerbations requiring treatment with systemic Corticosteroid (CS) (intramuscular, intravenous, or oral), in the 12 months prior to visit 1, despite the use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). For participants receiving maintenance CS, the CS treatment for the exacerbations must have been a two-fold dose increase or greater.
* Gender: Male or Eligible Female. To be eligible for entry into the study, females of childbearing potential must commit to consistent and correct use of an acceptable method of birth control listed in the protocol for the duration of the trial and for 4 months after the last study drug administration.
* Informed Consent/Assent: Able to give written informed consent/assent prior to participation in the core study, which will include the ability to comply with the requirements and restrictions listed in the consent/assent form and in this protocol. Participants must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study related materials. Written informed consent must be obtained from ALL patients/legally authorized representative(s); for patients 12-17 years old, written informed assent must be obtained in addition to the legally authorized representative(s)' consent.
* French participants: In France, a participant will be eligible for inclusion in this study only if either affiliated to or a beneficiary of a social security category.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Smoking history: Current smokers or former smokers with a smoking history of \>=10 pack years (number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day/20) x number of years smoked). A former smoker is defined as a participant who quit smoking at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.
* Concurrent Respiratory Disease: Presence of a known pre-existing, clinically important lung condition other than asthma. This includes current infection, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or diagnoses of emphysema or chronic bronchitis (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease other than asthma) or a history of lung cancer.
* Malignancy: A current malignancy or previous history of cancer in remission for less than 12 months prior to screening (Participants that had localized carcinoma of the skin which was resected for cure will not be excluded).
* Liver Disease: Known, pre-existing, unstable liver disease (as defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminaemia, esophageal or gastric varices or persistent jaundice), cirrhosis, and known biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
* Cardiovascular: Participants who have severe or clinically significant cardiovascular disease uncontrolled with standard treatment. Including but not limited to: (a) known ejection fraction of \<30% OR (b) severe heart failure meeting New York Heart Association Class IV classification OR (c) hospitalised in the 12 months prior to Visit 1 for severe heart failure meeting New York Heart Association Class III OR (d) angina diagnosed less than 3 months prior to Visit 1 or at Visit 1.
* Other Concurrent Medical Conditions: Participants who have known, pre-existing, clinically significant endocrine, autoimmune, metabolic, neurological, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, haematological or any other system abnormalities that are uncontrolled with standard treatment.
* Eosinophilic Diseases: Participants with other conditions that could lead to elevated eosinophils such as Hypereosinophilic Syndromes, including Churg-Strauss Syndrome (Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis \[EGPA\]), or Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Participants with a known, pre-existing parasitic infestation within 6 months prior to Visit 1 are also to be excluded.
* Electrocardiogram (ECG) Assessment: QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fridericia's formula (QTc(F)) \>=450 milliseconds (msec) or QTc(F) \>=480 msec for participants with Bundle Branch Block at Visit 1.
* Alcohol/Substance Abuse: A history (or suspected history) of alcohol misuse or substance abuse within 2 years prior to Visit 1.
* Immunodeficiency: A known immunodeficiency (e.g. human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]), other than that explained by the use of corticosteroids taken as therapy for asthma.
* Xolair: Participants who have received omalizumab (Xolair) within 130 days of Visit 1.
* Other Monoclonal Antibodies: Participants who have received any monoclonal antibody (other than Xolair) to treat inflammatory disease within 5 half-lives of Visit 1.
* Investigational Medications: Participants who have received treatment with an investigational drug within the past 30 days or five terminal phase half-lives of the drug whichever is longer, prior to Visit 1 (this also includes investigational formulations of marketed products).
* Hypersensitivity: Participants with allergy/intolerance to a monoclonal antibody or biologic.
* Pregnancy: Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Patients should not be enrolled if they plan to become pregnant during the time of study participation. A urine pregnancy test is required of all women of child bearing potential. This test will be performed at the time points specified in the Time and Events Schedule in protocol.
* Adherence: Participants who have known evidence of lack of adherence to controller medications and/or ability to follow physician's recommendations.
* Previous participation: Previously participated in any study with mepolizumab and received investigational product (including placebo)
B: Inclusion criteria:

Medical diagnosis of persistent asthma for at least 12 months whose:

* airway inflammation likely to be eosinophilic,
* asthma partially controlled or uncontrolled on ICS plus LABA therapy.
* On a stable dose of either Fluticasone/Salmeterol, Budesonide/Formoterol, Mometasone/Formoterol combination therapy for at least 1 month prior to screening.
* Signed an Informed Consent Form and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Authorization Form.

Exclusion criteria:

* Less than 18 years or greater than 65 years of age.
* Clinically relevant abnormal laboratory values suggesting an unknown disease and requiring further evaluation.
* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or other lung diseases impairing Pulmonary Function Tests.
* Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers required for any reason.
* Current smoker or cessation of smoking within the 6 months prior to screening.
* Previous smoking with a smoking history \>10 cigarette pack/years.
* Participation in another study within 6 months prior to screening if the study medication was an antibody or within 30 days prior to screening for all other study medications.
* Known or suspected non-compliance, alcohol or drug abuse.
* Inability to follow the procedures of the study (e.g, due to language problems, psychological disorders).
* Concomitant severe diseases or diseases for which the use of ICS or LABA were contraindicated.
* Known allergy to doxycycline or related compounds.
* Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant during the course of the study, breast feeding, or unwillingness to use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the study in women of childbearing potential.
* Recent history of a parasitic infection or travel to a parasitic endemic area within 6 months prior to screening.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* The patient is male or female, 12 through 75 years of age, with a previous diagnosis of asthma. Patients 12 through 17 years of age are excluded from participating in Germany, India, Argentina, and Korea; patients 66 through 75 years of age are excluded from participating in India and Korea.
* The patient has had at least 1 asthma exacerbation requiring oral, intramuscular (im), or intravenous (iv) corticosteroid use for at least 3 days over the past 12 months before screening.
* The patient has a current blood eosinophil level of at least 400/μL.
* The patient has airway reversibility of at least 12% to beta-agonist administration.
* The patient has an ACQ score of at least 1.5 5 at the screening and baseline (before the 1st dose of study drug) visits.
* The patient is taking inhaled fluticasone at a dosage of at least 440 μg, or equivalent, daily. Chronic oral corticosteroid use (no more than 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) is allowed. If a patient is on a stable dose, eg, 2 weeks or more of oral corticosteroid treatment at the time of study enrollment, the patient must remain on this dose throughout the study. The patient's baseline asthma therapy regimen (including, but not limited to, inhaled corticosteroids, oral corticosteroids up to a maximum dose of 10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent, leukotriene antagonists, 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors, or cromolyn) must be stable for 30 days prior to screening and baseline and must continue without dosage changes throughout the study.
* All female patients must be surgically sterile, 2 years postmenopausal, or must have a negative pregnancy test (ß-human chorionic gonadotropin \[ß-HCG\]) at screening (serum) and baseline (urine).
* Female patients of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile or 2 years postmenopausal), must use a medically accepted method of contraception and must agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study and for 30 days after participation in the study. Acceptable methods of contraception include barrier method with spermicide, abstinence, intrauterine device (IUD), or steroidal contraceptive (oral, transdermal, implanted, and injected). NOTE: Partner sterility alone is not acceptable for inclusion in the study.
* Written informed consent is obtained. Patients 12 through 17 years old, where participating, must provide assent.
* The patient is in reasonable health (except for diagnosis of asthma) as judged by the investigator, and as determined by a medical history, medical examination, ECG evaluation (at screening), serum chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis.
* The patient must be willing and able to understand and comply with study restrictions, requirements, and procedures, as specified by the study center, and to remain at the study center for the required duration during the study period, and willing to return to the study center for the follow-up evaluation as specified in this protocol.
* Patients who experience an asthma exacerbation during the screening period will be considered to have failed screening and cannot be randomly assigned to study drug. Patients may be rescreened 1 time only.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The patient has a clinically meaningful co-morbidity that would interfere with the study schedule or procedures, or compromise the patient's safety.
* The patient has known hypereosinophilic syndrome.
* The patient has another confounding underlying lung disorder (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, or lung cancer). Patients with pulmonary conditions with symptoms of asthma and blood eosinophilia (eg, Churg-Strauss syndrome, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis) will also be excluded.
* The patient is a current smoker (ie, has smoked within the last 6 months prior to screening).
* The patient is using systemic immunosuppressive, immunomodulating, or other biologic agents (including, but not limited to, anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) mAb, methotrexate, cyclosporin, interferon-α, or anti-tumor necrosis factor \[anti-TNF\] mAb) within 6 months prior to screening.
* The patient has previously received an anti-hIL-5 monoclonal antibody (eg, reslizumab, mepolizumab, or benralizumab).
* The patient has any aggravating medical factors that are inadequately controlled (eg, rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and uncontrolled diabetes).
* The patient has participated in any investigative drug or device study within 30 days prior to screening.
* The patient has participated in any investigative biologics study within 6 months prior to screening.
* Other exclusion criteria apply.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Healthy men and women 18 to 60 yrs with mild allergic asthma
2. only asthma med is short-acting bronchodilator used not more than twice weekly
3. FEV1 greater than 70% predicted and a demonstrated baseline late response to allergen induction

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Upper respiratory infection or asthma exacerbation with 4 weeks of screening
2. Serious infection requiring parenteral antibiotics or hospitalization with 4 weeks of test article administration
3. Positive radiographic findings indicative of respiratory disease other than asthma

Answer: D