deLIVER: Direct Acting Antiviral Effects on the Liver

Inclusion Criteria:

- Ability and willingness of participant to provide written informed consent. 2. Men and women age ≥18 to ≤70 years at study entry 3. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18 kg/m2 4. HCV RNA ≥ 10,000 IU/mL at Screening 5. HCV genotype 1a at Screening 6. Chronic HCV infection (≥ 6 months) documented by prior medical history 7. HCV treatment-naïve with no prior treatment with any interferon (IFN), RBV, or approved or experimental HCV-specific DAA

8. Absence of cirrhosis as defined as transient elastography (FibroScan®) liver stiffness measurement < 12.5 kilopascal (kPa) within 6 months of screening 9. The following laboratory values obtained within 42 days prior to study entry.

- Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL for men and > 9 g/dL for women

- Platelet count ≥90,000/mm3

- International normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5

- Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 30 mL/min

- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase level ≤ 10 x upper limit of the normal range (ULN)

- Total bilirubin <3 mg/dL and Direct bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN

- Albumin ≥3.5 g/dL

- CD4+ cell count ≥200 cells/microliter (uL) and CD4+ cell percentage ≥14% within 42 days of study entry at any US laboratory that has a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification [HIV seropositive participants only]

- HIV RNA < 400 copies/mL prior to study entry by any US laboratory that has a CLIA certification or its equivalent [HIV seropositive participants only] 10. On a qualifying antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen for at least 14 weeks prior to entry/day0 [HIV seropositive participants only]

- HIV antiretroviral (ARV) agents allowed in this study include combinations of nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors emtricitabine, lamivudine, tenofovir alafenamide or disoproxil fumarate, abacavir PLUS

- Raltegravir, OR

- Dolutegravir OR

- Rilpivirine

Fixed dose combinations are permitted including emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (Descovy®), emtricitabine/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada®), emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide/rilpivirine (Odefsey®), emtricitabine/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/rilpivirine (Complera®) lamivudine/abacavir (Epzicom®), lamivudine/abacavir/dolutegravir (Triumeq®).

11. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test on Day 0 prior to liver biopsy 12. All participants must agree not to participate in a conception process (e.g., active attempt to become pregnant or to impregnate, sperm donation, in vitro fertilization).

13. If participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, the participant (men and women) must also agree to use two reliable methods of contraception simultaneously while receiving study treatment and for 30 days after stopping study treatment.

A combination of TWO of the following contraceptives MUST be used appropriately:

- Condoms (male or female) with or without a spermicidal agent

- Diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide

- intrauterine device (IUD) 14. Participants who are not of reproductive potential (women who have been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months or have undergone hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, and/or bilateral oophorectomy or men who have documented azoospermia) are eligible without requiring the use of contraceptives. Acceptable documentation of sterilization and menopause is specified below.

Written or oral documentation communicated by clinician or clinician's staff of one of the following:

• Physician report/letter

- Laboratory report of azoospermia

- Follicle stimulating hormone-release factor (FSH) measurement elevated into the menopausal range as established by the reporting laboratory.

15. Participants must be able to adhere to dosing instructions for study drug administration and able to complete the study schedule of assessments, in the opinion of the investigator.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Breastfeeding. 2. Known allergy/sensitivity or any hypersensitivity to components of study drugs or their formulation.

3. Acute or serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization within 42 days prior to study entry.

4. Active hepatitis B infection (positive HBsAg) within 42 days prior to study entry.

5. History of decompensated liver disease (including but not limited to encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, or ascites) prior to study entry.

6. Any cause of liver disease other than chronic HCV infection, including but not limited to the following:

- Hemochromatosis

- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

- Wilson's disease

- Autoimmune hepatitis

- Alcoholic liver disease

- Drug-related liver disease 7. Uncontrolled or active depression or other psychiatric disorder within 24 weeks prior to study entry that in the opinion of the investigator might preclude adherence to study requirements.

8. Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements.

9. Serious illness including uncontrolled seizure disorders, active coronary artery disease within 24 weeks prior to study entry, or other chronic medical conditions that in the opinion of the investigator might preclude completion of the protocol.

10. Presence of active or acute AIDS-defining opportunistic infections within 12 weeks prior to study entry.

11. Active or history of malignancy within 2 years prior to study entry other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin and/or cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and/or cervical or anal dysplasia or carcinoma in situ.

12. Clinically significant abnormal EKG, or EKG with QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) using Fridericia's correction formula (QTcF) >450 msec within 42 days of study entry.

13. Infection with any HCV genotype other than genotype 1a, or mixed genotype infection any time prior to study entry.

14. History of major organ transplantation with an existing functional graft any time prior to study entry.

15. History of acquired or hereditary bleeding disorder (e.g., hemophilia, warfarin use) or any other cause of or tendency toward excessive bleeding time prior to study entry.

16. Gastrointestinal disorder or post-operative condition that could interfere with the absorption of the study drug 17. Difficulty with blood collection and/or poor venous access for the purposes of phlebotomy