The objectives of this study were to compare TK1 activity in serum collected before and after anastrozole and palbociclib, and to correlate serum TK1 activity with tumor Ki-67 proliferation index and tumor TK1 mRNA levels in patients with early-stage ER+/HER2− breast cancer enrolled in the NeoPalAna trial. The gene discussed is TK1; the disease is breast carcinoma.