Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Varenicline Adjunctive Treatment in Schizophrenia
Brief Summary: The principal aim of the project is to conduct an off-label adjunctive clinical trial evaluating varenicline as a treatment for core neurobiological and clinical deficits in schizophrenia, in addition to evaluating for smoking cessation in schizophrenia patients.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Has smoked at least 10 cigarettes each day for 3 or more months
* Weighs at least 90 lbs
* Motivated to quit smoking and has had at least one previous failed attempt
* Speaks, reads, and writes English
* Either diagnosed as depressed OR no history of a psychiatric disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of bipolar disorder, eating disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, autism, or non-nicotine substance use disorder in the 6 months prior to study entry
* Currently suicidal or with a history of a suicide attempt in the 6 months prior to study entry
* Psychotic symptoms
* Use of psychotropic medication(s)
* Serious medical condition
* Prior use of bupropion for smoking cessation
* Currently using other smoking cessation treatments
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-60
* DSM-IV Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophreniform disorder
* Clinically stable with no change in antipsychotic medications and increase of daily dose for 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* Sufficient understanding of the study and risks (ESC score 10 or above)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major medical illness history including, but not limited to, history of heart attack, stroke, TIA (transient ischemic attack)
* History of organic brain disorders that may affect neurophysiological measurements, including seizure disorder, brain tumor, head injury with evidence of significant cognitive deterioration
* DSM-IV diagnosis of substance dependence within 6 months except nicotine and marijuana
* On nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine patch, gum, or nasal spray)
* Uncontrolled blood pressure (persistent systolic above 155 or diastolic above 95)
* EKG of second or third degree atrioventricular (AV) block
* Renal insufficiency with estimated creatinine clearance \<40 ml/min
* Women who have positive urine pregnancy tests
* Women who are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or in breastfeeding
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women
* 18 to 75 yrs old
* Motivated to stop smoking
* Smoke at least 10 cigarettes/day

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active psychiatric disease
* Severe or unstable cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
* Current or recent treatment to stop smoking
* Previous use of varenicline
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age.
* Patient with newly diagnosed or recurrent, histologic diagnosis of any of the following tobacco related malignancies:

  1. Lung or Bronchus cancer or Head \& Neck, cancers (all sites).
  2. Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Kidney, Urinary Bladder, Colon, Rectum, Cervix, Vulvar, Vaginal
  3. Carcinoma in situ undergoing definitive surgical resection or treatment (ex: radiation of the larynx, and gynecologic tract hysterectomy, vulvectomy - except gynecologic patients undergoing ablative or local excisional therapies \[laser ablation,cervical conization, LEEP\].
* Having smoked at least 1 cigarette within 4 weeks of study enrollment.
* Having at least a 10-pack year history of cigarette smoking.
* Having smoked at least one cigarette within 1 month of cancer diagnosis.
* Life expectancy is greater than 1 year.
* Patient has an AUDIT score of \< 10.
* Patient has ECOG Performance Status of \<=2.
* Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to provide signed written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known allergy attributed to bupropion, varenicline, transdermal or lozenge nicotine.
* History of suicide attempt or preparation for attempt within the past 10 years.
* C-SRSS Baseline/Screening:

  1. Patient response of "Yes" to any question except question 1.
  2. Patient response of "Yes" to any question in column one (lifetime), except question 1, is not exclusionary unless judged by the investigator to be significant in ideation, intensity, behavior or attempts, and precludes participation.
* Hospitalized for psychiatric illness within the past two years.
* History of Bipolar disorder.
* Currently taking Bupropion for depression.
* Patient has taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) in the past two weeks.
* History of eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia.
* Active widespread skin disorders such as psoriasis, chronic urticarial or dermatitis
* History of epilepsy or seizure disorder.
* Active severe kidney or liver disease.
* Women must not be pregnant or lactating. Women of reproductive-potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment and agree to use method of contraception during and for 30 days following last cessation drug dose.
* Patients within three months of a myocardial infarction.
* Patients with unstable angina or serious arrhythmia.
* Patients with psychiatric disability judged by the investigator to be clinically significant so as to preclude informed consent or compliance with drug intake.
* Patient taking varenicline or bupropion within one month of study enrollment.
* Participation in any other investigational drug study within 4 weeks of study enrollment.
* Currently enrolled in other professional tobacco cessation therapeutic intervention.
* Enrollment in a concurrent cancer therapeutic trial will require prior review and approval by the study site PI to determine that there are no drug interactions concerns.

Answer: B