The present disclosure relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC in abbreviation, the term “hepatocellular carcinoma” has its general meaning in the art and refers to the cancer developed in hepatocytes see page 2 lines 24-30 of the present application) comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of NTSR1 (Neurotensin Receptor 1) activation or expression. The examples show the expression of NTSR1 in HCC cell lines and the role of the NTS/NTSR1 complex in these cell lines, thereby showing the role of the complex in tumour progression.
