U.S. regulators asked Sarepta Therapeutics on Friday to voluntarily halt shipments of its Elevidys gene therapy after a muscular dystrophy patient who received a different, experimental treatment died,

Shares of Sarepta surged Tuesday, a day after the FDA said the company could lift a voluntary pause on shipments of its Elevidys drug, which had been linked to three patient deaths this year. The stock was up 26% at $17.45 Tuesday but is still down 86% so far this year.