Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study, Conducted Under In-House Blinding Conditions, to Examine the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of a Single Dose of Intravenous MK-0517 for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) Associated With Cisplatin Chemotherapy
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of MK0517 to prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) associated with Cisplatin chemotherapy.


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient is male or female and is at least 18 years of age; scheduled to receive his or her first course of cisplatin chemotherapy at a dose of 70 mg/m2 or higher; predicted life expectancy of 3 months or greater
* Patient is post menopausal or, if premenopausal, must use double-barrier contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient has symptomatic primary or metastatic CNS malignancy
* Patient has received or will receive Radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis in the week prior to Treatment Day 1 though Day 6
* Patient has vomited in the 24 hours prior to treatment Day 1
* Patient has an active infection; Patient uses illicit drugs or has current evidence of alcohol abuse
* Patient is pregnant or breast feeding
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient has been diagnosed with histologically or cytologically confirmed solid cancer
* Starting with first cycle of chemotherapy of moderate emetogenic risk, which does not include a combination of anthracycline plus cyclophosphamide
* Age ≥ 18
* WHO ≤ 1
* Patient is able to understand and speak Dutch

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient with nausea and/or vomiting in 48 hours before start of chemotherapy treatment
* Patient submitted to concomitant radiotherapy or submitted to radiotherapy 15 days before start of chemotherapy or planned to receive radiotherapy during 8 days after administration of chemotherapy
* Patient with concomitant severe comorbidy, such as: o Intestinal obstruction o Active peptic ulcer o Hypercalcemia o Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus o Pheochromocytoma o Tardive dyskinesia o Epilepsia o Active infective diseases o Brain - or leptomeningeal metastases o Psychiatrical disorders o Parkinsonism
* Current use of corticosteroids (similar to prednisone ≥ 10 milligrams per day)
* Current alcohol abuse
* Pregnancy
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject is 18 years of age or older.
* Subject has never been treated with cisplatin and is to receive first course of cisplatin-based chemotherapy (\>=70 mg/m\^2).
* Subject has a Karnofsky performance score of \>=60.
* Subject has a predicted life expectancy of \>=3 months.
* Subject has adequate bone marrow, kidney, and liver function as evidenced by:

  * Absolute neutrophil count \>=1,500/mm3 and white blood cell count \>=3,000/mm3.
  * Platelet count \>=100,000/mm3.
  * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<=2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) range.
  * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \<=2.5 x ULN.
  * Bilirubin \<=1.5 x ULN, except for subjects with Gilbert's syndrome.
  * Creatinine \<=1.5 x ULN.
* Subject is able to read, understand, and complete the questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any current treatment or medical history (eg, subject is mentally incapacitated or has a psychiatric disorder) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would confound the results of the study or pose any unwarranted risk in administering study drug to the subject.
* Subject has contraindication to the administration of cisplatin, ondansetron, or dexamethasone including, but not limited to, a history of hypersensitivity to the drugs or their components, severe renal impairment, severe bone marrow suppression, hearing impairment, or systemic fungal infection.
* Subject is scheduled to receive any other chemotherapeutic agent with an emetogenicity level of 3 or above (Hesketh Scale) from Day -2 through Day 6.
* Subject is scheduled to receive any radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis within 5 days prior to and/or during Days 1 through 5 following cisplatin infusion.
* Subject has symptomatic primary or metastatic central nervous system (CNS) disease.
* Subject has ongoing vomiting caused by any etiology or has a history of anticipatory nausea and vomiting.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed malignant disease
* Scheduled to receive a single dose of one or more of moderately emetogenic chemotherapeutic agents during Cycle 1
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 2 or Karnofsky score ≥60
* Predicted life span ≥4 months
* Laboratory values demonstrating adequate hematologic status
* Premenopausal females must not be pregnant or lactating and must agree to use effective birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

* Received chemotherapy within 6 months prior to starting on study drugs
* Scheduled to receive subsequent treatment due to a refractory response to first or second line chemotherapy
* Received an investigational drug within 30 days prior to starting on study drugs
* Radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis in the week prior to starting on study drugs
* Vomiting in the 24 hours prior to starting on study drugs
* Active infection (e.g., pneumonia) or any uncontrolled disease (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal obstruction) except for malignancy
* Known hypersensitivity to Aprepitant (EMEND®), Dexamethasone or 5-HT3 receptor antagonists
* Presentation with gastrointestinal obstruction symptoms
* Symptomatic primary or metastatic central nervous system malignancy

Answer: A