The majority of ovarian cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage,due to the lack of methods for early screening and diagno-sis.Ovarian cancer is characterized by difficult treatment,easy recurrence and poor prognosis,and the mortality rate ranks the first among gynecological malignant tumors.The primary treatment of early-stage ovarian cancer is mainly comprehensive staging surgery,and some patients require adjuvant chemotherapy.Primary treatment for advanced ovarian cancer includes cytoreductive surgery,adjuvant chemo-therapy,and maintenance therapy.Treatment options for recurrent ovarian cancer are limited,and patients are encouraged to actively par-ticipate in clinical trials.Patients can choose different treatment regimens according to the type of platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer and platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.This article reviews the current status of primary therapy and recurrent treatment for ovarian cancer,in order to provide reference for clinical practice.
epithelial ovarian cancerprimary therapyneoadjuvant chemotherapymaintenance therapyplatinum-sensitive ovarian cancerplatinum-resistant ovarian cancer