Clear cell carcinoma of the ovary is uncommon, where they received attention due to the controversy in their poor prognosis and their distinctive clinical characteristics. Several studies show that patients with clear cell carcinoma of the ovary have a poor prognosis than does serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary. In the literature, the low response of clear cell carcinoma to conventional platinum-based chemotherapy is associated with poor prognosis. Some authors demonstrated a significantly increased median survival in ovarian clear cell carcinoma patients treated with paclitaxel-platinum/carboplatin based chemotherapy as compared to patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Combination chemotherapy using irinotecan with cisplatin or mitomycin C has also been reported to be effective in early trials and case reports of patients with ovarian clear cell carcinoma. A new strategy for chemotherapy in ovarian clear cell carcinoma should be adopted, possibly one that focuses on new agents without cross-resistance to platinum agents.