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Treatment\u2010related data from clinical trials were used in a state\u2010transition model of the natural history of chronic <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV GT<\/jats:styled-content>1a infection and liver disease to project lifetime costs (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">US<\/jats:styled-content>$2015) and quality\u2010adjusted life years (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">QALY<\/jats:styled-content>). Other clinical and economic inputs were estimated from published sources. We conducted base case and sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RAV<\/jats:styled-content>s testing\u2010guided treatment with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBR<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GZR<\/jats:styled-content> resulted in more <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">QALY<\/jats:styled-content>s than <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBR<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GZR<\/jats:styled-content> without testing, 3D+<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RBV<\/jats:styled-content>, or <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LDV<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SOF<\/jats:styled-content>8. This strategy was cost\u2010saving relative to 3D+<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RBV<\/jats:styled-content> or <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LDV<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SOF<\/jats:styled-content>8 and was cost\u2010effective compared with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBR<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GZR<\/jats:styled-content> without testing. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LDV<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SOF<\/jats:styled-content>12 was not cost\u2010effective compared with the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBR<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GZR RAV<\/jats:styled-content>s testing\u2010based strategy. Treatment with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBR<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">GZR<\/jats:styled-content> guided by <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RAV<\/jats:styled-content>s testing is the most effective regimen among treatment\u2010experienced patients without cirrhosis and cirrhotic patients. 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