Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A 64-Week, Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Design Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety/Tolerability of Subcutaneous Tildrakizumab (SCH 900222/MK-3222), Followed by an Optional Long-Term Safety Extension Study, in Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis (Protocol No. MK-3222-010)
Brief Summary: This study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety/tolerability of subcutaneous tildrakizumab (MK-3222), followed by an optional long-term safety extension study, in participants with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of chronic moderate to severe plaque psoriasis for at least 12 months; in generally good health; on stable dose of non-prohibited medications; able to stop current psoriasis therapy (systemic or topical) for several weeks prior to and during study participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Serious underlying disease including viral disorders such as hepatitis or HIV or skin condition that would interfere with skin biopsies or evaluation of psoriasis; conditions that could interfere with drug absorption after oral administration; history of malignancy or auto-immune disease.
* Use of oral or injected corticosteroids (steroids).
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinical diagnosis of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis for at least 6 months prior to study enrollment
* A candidate for phototherapy or systemic therapy
* For the extension study: must have completed Part 3 of the base study
* For the extension study: must have achieved at least a PASI-50 response by the end of Part 3 of the base study
* For the extension study: must have received active tildrakizumab (MK-3222) treatment within 12 weeks prior to the end of Part 3 of the base study
* Premenopausal female participants must agree to abstain from heterosexual activity or use a medically accepted method of contraception or use appropriate effective contraception as per local regulations or guidelines
* If enrolled at a Japanese site, participants with psoriatic arthritis using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must be on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug and must not be expected to require an increase in dose over the course of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has erythrodermic psoriasis, predominantly pustular psoriasis, medication-induced or medication-exacerbated psoriasis, or new onset guttate psoriasis
* Current or history of severe psoriatic arthritis and is well-controlled on current treatment
* Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant within 6 months of completing the trial, or who are breast feeding
* Expected to require topical treatment, phototherapy, or systemic treatment during the trial
* Presence of any infection
* History of recurrent infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics within 2 weeks of screening
* Previous use of tildrakizumab (MK-3222) or other IL-23/Th-17 pathway inhibitors including P40, p19, and IL-17 antagonists
* Evidence of active or untreated latent tuberculosis (TB)
* Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
* At Japanese sites, positive test for HBs antibody and hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
* At Japanese sites, positive test for the Hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody and HBV DNA
* For the extension study: women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant within 6 months of completing the trial, or who are breast feeding
* For the extension study: active or uncontrolled significant organ dysfunction or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
* For the extension study: expected to require topical treatment, phototherapy, or systemic treatment during the extension study
* At Japanese sites, abnormal for Beta D Glucan and/or KL-6 test result(s) at the screening visit.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
* Loss of satisfactory response to adalimumab
* Currently receiving or recently discontinued treatment with adalimumab

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active skin conditions that would interfere with evaluations of the effect of investigational product on psoriasis
* Serious medical conditions
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Have had a diagnosis of plaque-type psoriasis at least 6 months
* Plaque-type psoriasis covering at least 10% of total body surface areas
* Psoriasis area-and-severity index score of 12 or greater
* Considered by treating dermatologist to be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic treatment of psoriasis
* Women of childbearing potential and all men must agree to use adequate birth control measures
* Have no history of latent or active tuberculosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently have nonplaque forms of psoriasis or drug-induced psoriasis
* Women who are pregnant or nursing, or men and women planning pregnancy while enrolled in the study
* Patients who have a history of chronic or recurrent infectious disease or who have or have had a serious infection requiring hospitalization or intravenous antibiotics within the previous 2 months
* Patients who have or ever have had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection
* Patients known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
* Patients who have current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, or psychiatric disease
* Have any known malignancy or have a history of malignancy within the previous 5 years (with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin that has been treated with no evidence of recurrence)

Answer: B