Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effects of Anti-IgE Antibody Omalizumab (Xolair) on Patients With Chronic Sinusitis and a Positive Allergen Test
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with the anti-IgE antibody, Xolair (omalizumab), will improve objective and subjective evidence of chronic sinusitis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chronic sinusitis, as defined by symptoms for greater than 12 weeks, despite treatment
* Paranasal sinus CT scan showing evidence of chronic sinusitis
* Positive skin or RAST test to an inhalant allergen
* Serum total IgE between 30 and 700 International Units/ml
* Body weight less than 150 kg
* Impaired quality of life, as measured by the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women of childbearing potential not using a contraception method(s) (birth control pills, Depo Provera, double barrier) as well as women who are breastfeeding
* Known sensitivity to Xolair
* Patients with severe medical condition(s) that, in the opinion of the investigator, prohibits participation in the study (heart, lung, kidney, neurological, oncologic or liver disease)
* Use of any other investigational agent in the last 30 days
* No measurable disability on the RSDI
* Immunocompromised patients or patients with ciliary disorders
B: Inclusion criteria :

* Participants with bilateral sino-nasal polyposis that despite prior treatment with SCS anytime within the past 2 years; and/or had a medical contraindication/intolerance to SCS; and/or had prior surgery for NP at the screening visit, had:
* An endoscopic bilateral NPS at Visit 1 (V1) of at least 5 out of a maximum score of 8 (with a minimum score of 2 in each nasal cavity).
* Ongoing symptoms (for at least 8 weeks before V1) of NC/blockage/obstruction with moderate or severe symptom severity (score 2 or 3) at V1 and a weekly average severity of greater than 1 at time of randomization (V2), and another symptom such as loss of smell, rhinorrhea (anterior/posterior).
* Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

* Participants \<18 years of age.
* Participant who had been previously treated in dupilumab studies.
* Participant who had taken:

  * Biologic therapy/ systemic immunosuppressant to treat inflammatory disease or autoimmune disease (eg, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, etc.) within 2 months before V1 or 5 half-lives, whichever was longer.
  * Any experimental monoclonal antibody within 5 half-lives or within 6 months before V1 if the half-life was unknown.
  * Anti-immunoglobulin E therapy (omalizumab) within 130 days prior to V1.
  * Participants who received leukotriene antagonists/modifiers at V1 unless they were on a continuous treatment for at least 30 days prior to V1.
* Initiation of allergen immunotherapy within 3 months prior to V1 or a plan to begin therapy or change its dose during the run-in period or the randomized treatment period.
* Participants who underwent any and/or sinus surgery (including polypectomy) within 6 months before V1.
* Participants who had a sino-nasal or sinus surgery changing the lateral wall structure of the nose making impossible the evaluation of NPS.
* Participants with conditions/concomitant diseases making them non evaluable at V1 or for the primary efficacy endpoint such as:

  * Antrochoanal polyps,
  * Nasal septal deviation that would occlude at least one nostril,
  * Acute sinusitis, nasal infection or upper respiratory infection,
  * Ongoing rhinitis medicamentosa,
  * Allergic granulomatous angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome), granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis),Young's syndrome, Kartagener's syndrome or other dyskinetic ciliary syndromes, concomitant cystic fibrosis,
  * Radiologic suspicion, or confirmed invasive or expansive fungal rhinosinusitis.
* Participants with nasal cavity malignant tumor and benign tumors (eg, papilloma, blood boil etc.).
* Participants with forced expiratory volume 50% or less (of predicted normal).
* Participants who received concomitant treatment prohibited in the study.
* Treatment with a live (attenuated) vaccine within 4 weeks before the baseline visit.
* Treatment with a live (attenuated) vaccine within 12 weeks before the baseline visit.
* History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or positive HIV serology at screening.
* Positive with hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody at the screening visit.
* Active chronic or acute infection requiring systemic treatment within 2 weeks before the baseline visit.
* Known or suspected history of immunosuppression.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study.
* Women unwilling to use adequate birth control, if of reproductive potential and sexually active.

The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a Participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
C: Inclusion criteria: participants with:

* A minimum bilateral nasal polyp score of 5 out of a maximum score of 8 (with a unilateral score of at least 2 for each nostril) despite completion of a prior intranasal corticosteroid (INCS) treatment for at least 8 weeks before screening.
* Presence of at least two of the following symptoms prior to screening: nasal blockade/obstruction/congestion or nasal discharge (anterior/posterior nasal drip); facial pain/pressure; reduction or loss of smell.

Exclusion criteria:

* Participants \<18 or \>65 years of age.
* Sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-22) \<7.
* Participants who had taken other investigational drugs or prohibited therapy for this study within 2 months before screening or 5 half-lives, whichever was longer:

  * Burst of systemic corticosteroids within the 2 months before screening or were scheduled to receive systemic corticosteroids during the study period for another condition
  * INCS drops within 1 month prior to screening
  * Monoclonal antibody (mAB) and immunosuppressive treatment
  * Anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) therapy (omalizumab) within 130 days of Visit 1
  * Leukotriene antagonists/modifiers unless participant was on a continuous treatment for at least 30 days prior to Visit 1.
* Participants who had undergone any nasal surgery (including polypectomy) within 6 months before screening or have had more than 5 sinonasal surgeries in the past of which maximal 2 were surgeries changing the lateral wall structure of the nose.
* Participants with asthma having:

  * Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) ≤ 60%, or .Asthma exacerbation requiring systemic (oral and/or parenteral) steroid treatment or hospitalization for \>24 hours for treatment of asthma, within 3 months prior to screening or were on a dose of greater than 1000 microgram (mcg) fluticasone or an equivalent INCS.

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

Answer: A