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2. Duration of Therapy

Duration of therapy with hepatitis C DAAs is dependent on cirrhosis status, previous therapy, and hepatitis C virus genotype, with FDA-indicated treatment durations dependent on these factors. Treatment can be anywhere from 8 weeks to 24 weeks1,2,4-8,10,11. The goal of therapy is a sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as having non-detectable HCV RNA at least 12 weeks post completion of DAA course1,11. Duration of therapy for current treatments can be found in Tables 1-3.