The invention discloses application of a sugar-containing platinum complex in the preparation of medicines for preventing and treating tumor. The sugar-containing platinum complex is shown as the formula (I). The test proves that the sugar-containing platinum complex shown as the formula (I) can prevent and treat cancer of mammals, such as lung cancer, colon cancer, head and neck cancer, prostatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, male genital organ cancer, bone cancer and the like of the mammals, in particular can prevent and treat lung cancer, colon cancer, head and neck cancer, prostatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, male genital organ cancer or bone cancer of human beings.