Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Study of Subcutaneous Secukinumab, to Demonstrate Efficacy After Twelve Weeks of Treatment and to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Long-term Efficacy up to One Year in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis With or Without Psoriatic Arthritis Comorbidity
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine if secukinumab is effective and safe in the treatment of plaque type psoriasis


Options:
A: Inclusion criteria:

* Male or female participants. Woman of childbearing potential must be ready and willing to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1 percent per year when used consistently and correctly.
* Age ≥18 years at screening
* Have a diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis (with or without psoriatic arthritis) at least 6 months before the first administration of study drug. Duration of diagnosis may be reported by the participant.
* Have stable moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis with or without psoriatic arthritis at both Screening and Baseline (Randomization); Have an involved body surface area (BSA) ≥ 10% and Have a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) ≥ 12 and Have a static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) score of ≥ 3.
* Must be a candidate for systemic therapy or phototherapy for psoriasis treatment, as assessed by the investigator
* Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study and performance of any study procedures in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation

Exclusion criteria:

* Participants with nonplaque forms of psoriasis (including guttate, erythrodermic, or pustular); current drug-induced psoriasis (including a new onset of psoriasis or an exacerbation of psoriasis from beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or lithium); active ongoing inflammatory diseases other than psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis that might confound trial evaluations according to the investigators judgment.
* Previous exposure to ABBV-066
* Currently enrolled in another investigational study or less than 30 days (from screening) since completing another investigational study
* Use of any restricted medication as noted or any drug considered likely to interfere with the safe conduct of the study.
* Major surgery performed within 12 weeks prior to randomization or planned within 12 months after screening (e.g., hip replacement, removal aneurysm, stomach ligation).
* Known chronic or relevant acute infections such as active tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or viral hepatitis
* Any documented active or suspected malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except appropriately treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of uterine cervix
* Evidence of a current or previous disease (including chronic alcohol or drug abuse), medical condition other than psoriasis, surgical procedure (i.e., organ transplant), medical examination finding (including vital signs and electrocardiogram \[ECG\]), or laboratory value at the screening visit outside the reference range that in the opinion of the Investigator, is clinically significant and would make the study participant unable to adhere to the protocol or to complete the trial, compromise the safety of the patient, or compromise the quality of the data.
* History of allergy/hypersensitivity to a systemically administered biologic agent or its excipients
* Women who are pregnant, nursing, or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial
* Previous enrolment in this trial
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of plaque-type psoriasis with or without psoriatic arthritis for at least 6 months prior to first administration of any study agent
* Must be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic treatment for psoriasis (either new to treatment or having had previous treatment)
* Must be considered, in the opinion of the investigator, suitable candidates for adalimumab therapy
* If a woman, she must be postmenopausal, or if premenopausal, she must be either surgically sterile, practicing a highly effective method of birth control, or not heterosexually active during the study and for 5 months after receiving the last dose of study drug
* If a man, he must agree to use a double-barrier method of birth control (or must have been surgically sterilized) and to not donate sperm during the study and for 5 months after receiving the last dose of study drug.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of or current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, or psychiatric disease
* Has a contra-indication to anti-TNF therapy
* Has a history of chronic or recurrent infectious disease
* Has a nonplaque form of psoriasis or has drug-induced psoriasis
* Has been previously treated with adalimumab
* Has received any therapeutic agent directly targeted to IL-12, IL-17, or IL-23, (including but not limited to ustekinumab, briakinumab \[ABT-874\], AIN457, and SCH900222) within 6 months of the first administration of study agent.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects must give a written, signed and dated informed consent.
2. Men or women at least 18 years of age at time of screening.
3. Chronic plaque-type psoriasis present for at least 6 months and diagnosed before Baseline.
4. Moderate to severe psoriasis as defined at Baseline by:

   * PASI score of 12 or greater, and
   * IGA mod 2011 score of 3 or greater (based on a static scale of 0 - 4), and
   * Body Surface Area (BSA) affected by plaque-type psoriasis of 10% or greater.
5. Candidate for systemic therapy. This is defined as a subject having moderate to severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis that is inadequately controlled by

   * topical treatment and/or,
   * phototherapy and/or,
   * previous systemic therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Forms of psoriasis other than chronic plaque-type (e.g., pustular, erythrodermic and guttate psoriasis) at Screening or Baseline.
2. Drug-induced psoriasis.
3. Ongoing use of prohibited treatments.
4. Previous exposure to secukinumab (AIN457) or any other biologic drug directly targeting IL-17 or the IL-17 receptor.
5. Use of other investigational drugs at the time of enrollment, or within 5 half-lives of enrollment, or within 30 days until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to baseline, whichever is longer; or longer if required by local regulations.
6. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males and females 18 years of age and older.
2. Clinical diagnosis of psoriasis for at least 6 months as determined by subject interview of his/her medical history and confirmation of diagnosis through physical examination by Investigator.
3. Stable plaque psoriasis for at least 2 months before Screening and at Baseline (Week 0) as determined by subject interview of his/her medical history.
4. Moderate to severe psoriasis defined by ≥ 10 percent Body Surface Area (BSA) involvement at the Baseline (Week 0) visit.
5. PASI (psoriasis assessment and severity index) score of ≥ 12 at the Baseline (Week 0) visit.
6. Subject is a candidate for systemic therapy or phototherapy and has active psoriasis despite prior treatment with topical agents.
7. Women are eligible to participate in the study if they meet one of the following criteria:

   1. Women of childbearing potential who are willing to undergo regular pregnancy testing and agree to use one method of contraception throughout the study are eligible to participate
   2. Women who are postmenopausal (for at least one year), sterile, or hysterectomized are eligible to participate
   3. Women who have undergone tubal ligation are eligible to participate
   4. Women who agree to be sexually abstinent, defined as total abstinence from sexual intercourse, as a form of contraception are eligible to participate in the study.
8. Subject is judged to be in good general health as determined by the Principal Investigator based upon the results of medical history, laboratory profile, physical examination, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening.
9. Able and willing to give written informed consent and to comply with requirements of this study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous adverse event following exposure to a TNF-alpha antagonist and/or UV phototherapy that led to discontinuation of either of these therapies and contraindicates future treatment.
2. Previous lack of response to a TNF-alpha antagonist and/or UV phototherapy that led to discontinuation of either of these therapies.
3. Diagnosis of erythrodermic psoriasis, generalized or localized pustular psoriasis, medication-induced or medication-exacerbated psoriasis, or new onset guttate psoriasis.
4. Diagnosis of other active skin diseases or skin infections (bacterial, fungal, or viral) that may interfere with evaluation of psoriasis.
5. Cannot avoid UVB phototherapy for at least 14 days prior to the Baseline (Week 0) visit.
6. Cannot avoid psoralen-UVA phototherapy for at least 30 days prior to the Baseline (Week 0) visit and during the study.
7. Cannot discontinue systemic therapies for the treatment of psoriasis, or systemic therapies known to improve psoriasis, during the study:

   * Systemic (investigational or marketed) therapies must be discontinued at least 30 days prior to the Baseline (Week 0) visit except for biologics.

     * All biologics, except ustekinumab, must be discontinued for at least 90 days prior to Baseline (Week 0).
     * The IL-12/IL-23 antagonist ustekinumab (half-life of 45.6 ± 80.2 days) must be discontinued for at least 180 days prior to Baseline (Week 0).
   * Investigational agents must be discontinued at least 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the Baseline (Week 0) visit.
8. Subject is taking or requires oral or injectable corticosteroids during the study. Inhaled corticosteroids for stable medical conditions are allowed.
9. Poorly controlled medical condition, such as unstable ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, recent cerebrovascular accidents, psychiatric disease requiring frequent hospitalization, and any other condition, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put the subject at risk by participation in the study.
10. History of diabetes mellitus, type 1 or type 2 - note that patients with type 2 diabetes may be enrolled if the duration of diabetes is \<10 years and HbA1c is \<7.0%)
11. Uncontrolled hypertension, with measured systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg
12. History of demyelinating diseases or lupus.
13. Subject has infection or risk factors for severe infections, for example:

    * Positive serology or known history of HIV, hepatitis B or C, or other severe, recurrent, or persistent infections;
    * Excessive immunosuppression or other factors associated with it, including human immunodeficiency virus infection;
    * Active tuberculosis (TB) disease;
    * Evidence of latent TB infection demonstrated by Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) ≥ 5 mm of induration or positive Quantiferon-GOLD results; except if prophylactic treatment for TB, as recommended by local guidelines, is initiated prior to administration of study drug or if there is documentation that the subject has received prophylactic treatment for TB previously.
    * Any other significant infection requiring hospitalization or intravenous (IV) antibiotics in the month prior to Baseline;
    * Infection requiring treatment with oral or parenteral antibiotics within 14 days prior to Baseline;
    * Subject has received vaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) within 365 days prior to Screening;
    * Subject has received vaccination with a live viral agent 30 days prior to Screening or will require a live vaccination during study participation including up to 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
14. Subject has history of hematological or solid malignancy other than successfully treated basal cell carcinoma, non-metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ.
15. Female subject who is pregnant or breast-feeding or considering becoming pregnant during the study.
16. Screening clinical laboratory analyses showing any of the following abnormal results:

    * Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 10 g/dL in females or \<12 g/dL in males;
    * White blood cell (WBC) count \<2.5 x 109/L

      o Subject can be included if WBC count is \<2.5 x x 109/L and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is \>1000 cells / mm3.
    * WBC count \> 15 x 109/L;
    * Platelet count \< 100 x 109/L;
    * Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) \>2.5 upper limits of normal (ULN);
    * Serum total bilirubin ≥2 mg/dL (≥26 µmol/L); or
    * Serum creatinine \>1.6 mg/dL (\>141 µmol/L).
17. Recent history of substance abuse or psychiatric illness that could preclude compliance with the protocol.
18. History of any substance abuse within 365 days of screening visit
19. Alcohol use \>14 drinks per week at the screening visit or within 30 days of the screening period
20. If subject is on cholesterol-lowering medication (e.g. statin), dose and form of medication must be stable for 90 days prior to week 0 and remain stable throughout the duration of the study.
21. History of photosensitivity of medical condition that may be exacerbated by UV exposures such as lupus or dermatomyositis

Answer: C