Described herein are methods of predicting the risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence of a subject comprising the steps of detecting the expression levels of at least four of the six genes selected from the group consisting of AKT2, KRAS, RAC1, CALM3, RPS6KA2 and YWHAB or the gene products thereof, wherein the presence of increased expression levels of the genes or the gene products is predictive of the increased risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence in the subject. Kits for practicing the methods are also disclosed.